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The Guardian view on destitution: poverty on this scale should be a national priority

Editorial: With one in 20 people unable to afford food or other basics, charities are right to declare an emergency

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The Tories have created a new poverty – one so deep and vicious it requires Victorian vocabulary

‘Destitute’ means a living standard so sparse, it should be consigned to history. It now applies to 4 million in the UK, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds

Severe material hardship no longer a rarity, as study reveals impact of benefit cuts and cost of living crisis

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Scotland has ‘by far the lowest rise’ in destitution levels in UK

The UK has seen a “shameful increase” in destitution, though Scotland has had “by far the lowest” rise in the numbers suffering from this, a…

The National (Scotland)

1m children in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017 – report

It is often being left to charities to try to plug gaps for people in desperate situations, the report said.

The Independent UK

One in 10 people in Scotland living in ‘very deep poverty’, report finds

HALF-A-MILLION people are in “very deep poverty” in Scotland with statistics showing women and ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk,…

The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on extreme poverty: the law should make essentials affordable

Editorial: Benefits are still too low and deep poverty is harmful. The idea of a new minimum standard of living is a good one

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Universal Credit £25 boost for millions every week under new plans submitted to DWP

More help could be on the way

Nottingham Post

DWP Universal Credit £25 boost for millions every week under fresh plans

'Devastating cuts' to Universal Credit have been ordered to be reversed, with the DWP also urged to put a new payment uplift in place which would apply to legacy benefits

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Cost of living payments failing to help low-income households in UK

About 39% of households earning less than £26,000 a year are behind on bill payments

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living crisis forces a quarter of Scots to seek NHS treatment

The soaring cost of food and energy bills is having a devastating impact on the health of many Scots.

Daily Record

Cost of living crisis worsening demand issues in Scotland's NHS, research says

MORE than a quarter of adults in Scotland have accessed the NHS due to the impact of the cost of living crisis on their mental or physical health,…

The National (Scotland)

Scots living in ‘very deep poverty’ rises by 48 per cent in last decade

THERE was a sharp rise in the number of people living in “very deep poverty” in

The National (Scotland)

'Foodbank trolleys in shops are getting emptier and emptier - things need to change'

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, explains how changes to benefits and benefit systems since 2008 have meant that Disabled people have lost payments of around £1,200 on average each year

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Monday briefing: Five numbers that explain Britain’s broken welfare system

In today’s newsletter: A new report reveals just how hard it is to get by on universal credit. So what’s the solution?

Evening Standard

Restrict home purchases in certain areas and reform property taxes to tackle unfair housing system, says charity

Those who are currently locked out of or struggling to cope in the housing market may become even worse off, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said.

The Independent UK

Changes needed to make housing system fairer in longer term, charity says

Those who are currently locked out of or struggling to cope in the housing market may become even worse off, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said.

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Watchdog investigates charity set up by UK billionaire over £16m ski clubhouse

Exclusive: Jim Ratcliffe Foundation helps fund exclusive facility at club where he and his daughter have skied for years

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Millions cannot afford to heat homes as UK faces Arctic snap

Joseph Rowntree Foundation urges government to increase basic rate of support to help cover essentials

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Tories are still repeating the myth of the workshy poor

Letter: The idea that there is a ‘culture of worklessness’ has been debunked, but Conservatives keep making such claims to justify punitive welfare reforms, writes Carolyn McAllister

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Private renters twice as likely as homeowners to have anxiety, UK study suggests

Anxiety Nation report finds clear links between financial insecurity and poor mental health

The Independent UK

Material insecurity and mental distress doing ‘great harm’ in Britain – JRF

There is much to support the characterisation of modern Britain as an ‘insecurity society’, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns in a new report.

The Guardian - UK

UK mortgage rate rises ‘will put extra 400,000 people in poverty’

Analysis from Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds rents for new lets could rise sharply

The National (Scotland)

Four in ten families in parts of Scotland facing ‘largest ever benefits cut'

NEARLY four in ten working-age families in some areas of Scotland will be hit by the “largest permanent benefits cut ever made in a single year”…

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One in five families in Liz Truss’s seat would lose out under real-term benefit cuts

Research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows impact of increasing benefits in line with earnings, not inflation

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