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Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns

Energy and housing costs threaten biggest decline in modern times unless bold action taken, says thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

'Radical change' needed to eradicate child poverty, charity warns John Swinney

RADICAL change is needed to cut the number of children in poverty, a new report has warned, as the Scottish Government looks set to miss legally binding targets on the issue “by miles” ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 5

Scottish pensioners tell Andy Burnham 'don't hit us to pay for English care'

PENSIONERS are calling on Andy Burnham to explain why he plans to “hit” them with changes to the triple lock.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4

Support schemes stymied by ‘dysfunctional dynamic’ between governments – charity

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said many areas of Scotland are missing out on support from the UK Government’s Pride in Place Programme.

Evening Standard · Jun 12

Welfare bill should be brought down by boosting employment – not cutting benefits, Labour told

The universal credit bill could be cut by £10bn through tackling unemployment, researchers find

The Independent UK · May 26

Focus on jobs, not benefits, to cut welfare bill, says thinktank

Hitting government’s target of getting 80% of workers into jobs would reduce cost of universal credit by £10bn

The Guardian - UK · May 25

Over 4 million working households now struggling to afford a decent life, research finds

More than four million working households across the UK are not earning enough to afford a “decent life”, according to new research.

The Independent UK · Feb 18

MPs to vote on lifting two-child benefit cap after Reeves Budget pledge

Children’s doctors, teachers, health visitors and anti-poverty charities have called on MPs to vote in support of ending the policy

The Independent UK · Feb 3

The Guardian view on deepening poverty in the UK: a catastrophic Tory legacy has cut millions adrift

Editorial: A new Joseph Rowntree report underlines the corrosive impact of years of anti-welfare rhetoric. A reframing of the debate is urgently needed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

Number of people in 'very deep poverty' in UK hits record high, research shows

About 6.8 million people — almost half of all of those in poverty — are living in "very deep poverty" in the UK, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns.

Euronews · Jan 27