Child poverty biggest threat to UK’s long-term economic future – Gordon Brown

Mr Brown is expected to call for a ‘new coalition of compassion for children that will create a chain of hope for children ...

Gordon Brown calls for ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit cap to tackle ‘scar’ of poverty in Britain

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for the “total abolition” of the two-child benefit cap, putting pressure on ...

Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty

Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs say increasing taxes could enable to the government to lift the two-child benefit cap.

Thousands march in Edinburgh calling for poverty action

Thousands of people have marched through central Edinburgh calling for more action to tackle poverty in Scotland. The ...
CSR Wire

British Gas leads £150 Million attack on household poverty

Submitted by BRITISH GAS PLC. The programme, here to HELP, led by British Gas, pulls together previously fragmented efforts to combat household poverty. It will target half a million of Britain’s ...
World Socialist Web Site

More than 16 million people in poverty in UK, including one in three children

The Social Metrics Commission (SMC) annual report reveal a staggering increase in social inequality in the UK. In 2022/23, more than 16 million people, almost a quarter of the population (24 percent) ...

Child poverty figures focus of blame game among West Lothian councillors

Labour points to long term rise in poverty while SNP group defends benefits record and says Scotland fares better than the ...
The BMJ

Labour lacks “political will” to tackle child poverty, expert claims

After more than a year in power, Labour has failed to reverse the cuts to social security that have worsened health ...
Post-Bulletin

British approach poverty in a rational, well-defined way

It’s the season for charitable giving. And far too many Americans, particularly children, need that charity. Scenes of a devastated New Orleans reminded us that many of our fellow citizens remain poor ...

Reeves warned she must end child benefit cap altogether or face rise in poverty

A report by the Resolution Foundation will fuel demands from Labour MPs for the chancellor to find another £3.5bn to tackle ...

Bridget Phillipson calls child poverty 'deep moral scar' amid pressure to end two-child benefit cap

Campaigners have been pleading with Labour ministers to abolish the two-child benefit cap, which Bridget Phillipson said on ...