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Articles tagged with: Poverty
In a cost of living crisis we need to do more to limit the impact of financial insecurity on mental health
Health
By Lord Davies of Brixton
In a cost of living crisis we need to do more to limit the impact of financial insecurity on mental health
One in four of us will experience a problem with our mental health at some stage of our life. We also know that for those who are affected, having concurrent financial problems will almost invariably make things worse
Cash grants for struggling households can turn the tide on the growing use of food banks
Economy
By Wendy Chamberlain MP and Paul Maynard MP
Cash grants for struggling households can turn the tide on the growing use of food banks
As more and more people find themselves unable to afford the essentials, now is a critical time to assess the best ways to provide dignified support to people facing financial crisis.
West Tyrone – the most deprived constituency in Northern Ireland
Economy
By Órfhlaith Begley MP
West Tyrone – the most deprived constituency in Northern Ireland
The failure to replace lost European Union funding, the spiralling cost of living and the Democratic Unionist Party’s blockade of the executive in the north of Ireland have converged to create a perfect storm for rural communities.
Broken Britain: Inverclyde – the most deprived constituency in Scotland
Communities
By Ronnie Cowan MP
Broken Britain: Inverclyde – the most deprived constituency in Scotland
Thatcher ripped the heart of out of communities like Inverclyde – we need radical change to end this cycle of poverty
My New Year Wish... Helping the most vulnerable
Economy
By Baroness Stroud
My New Year Wish... Helping the most vulnerable
After the drama and tumult of the last 12 months, what might 2023 have in store for us? Baroness Stroud sets out her wish for the new year ahead
Veterans are not immune to the impact of poverty Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
Veterans are not immune to the impact of poverty
The Chancellor's Autumn Financial Statement set the scene for a winter of unprecedented hardship in the UK and as Christmas looms it is evident that there are challenging times ahead for the most vulnerable. Some of those will be veterans – a group believed by many to be sheltered from the impact of extreme adversity.
Partner content
Communities
By Policy@Manchester
Power, poverty and place: why the local matters
Challenging norms on poverty.
How we can use data to improve equality of opportunity
Social affairs
By Alun Francis
How we can use data to improve equality of opportunity
Why do some people succeed and others fail? How can we ensure where someone starts in life doesn’t determine where they end up?
Wales will not stand for benefit cuts that will push many more households into poverty
Economy
By Hywel Williams MP
Wales will not stand for benefit cuts that will push many more households into poverty
Rocketing mortgage rates, soaring inflation and a near collapse in pensions brought on by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor’s reckless economic plans – all in less than 30 days of assuming office.
Where Are They Now? Heidi Allen
Communities
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
Where Are They Now? Heidi Allen
Heidi Allen, Conservative, Change UK and Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire 2015 – 2019
British farmers are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis – we must go further to support them
Economy
By Tim Farron MP
British farmers are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis – we must go further to support them
Farmers are often overlooked and undervalued. They are custodians of biodiversity, cultural heritage, green energy, flood prevention, carbon sequestration, hiking paths… and then there’s the small matter of putting food on the table.
A benefits increase is essential to ease the cost of living for low-income families
Economy
By Baroness Lister
A benefits increase is essential to ease the cost of living for low-income families
“There is quite simply nothing left to cut back on.”
With the cost of living crisis only getting worse, we must tackle the growing need for food banks
Economy
By Wendy Chamberlain MP and Baroness D’Souza
With the cost of living crisis only getting worse, we must tackle the growing need for food banks
Today, we are launching a landmark investigation into how we tackle the growing – and incredibly concerning – need for food banks across the UK.
The world's poorest are getting poorer. We need a fresh approach to tackling inequality
Economy
By Patrick Watt
The world's poorest are getting poorer. We need a fresh approach to tackling inequality
The last two years have been brutal for people living in poverty, and for the billions more who teeter on its brink.
Our scatter-gun approach to be smoke-free by 2030 is failing
Health
By Adam Afriyie MP
Our scatter-gun approach to be smoke-free by 2030 is failing
My parliamentary friend and colleague, Charles Walker MP, held an important debate yesterday in Westminster on progress to achieving a smoke-free England by 2030.
We must increase statutory maternity pay to help new mums reliant on food banks and loans amid cost-of-living crisis
Economy
By Ros Bragg
We must increase statutory maternity pay to help new mums reliant on food banks and loans amid cost-of-living crisis
“Maternity pay is not enough to survive. I went without meals, I was turning lights off and the heating to my baby’s room.”
Out of work families can not afford the cut to Universal Credit
Economy
By Stephen Timms MP
Out of work families can not afford the cut to Universal Credit
The cut will reduce real terms support for an out of work family to the lowest level since Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister.
Poor health conditions existed long before COVID - why I’m introducing a Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill
Coronavirus
By Simon Fell MP
Poor health conditions existed long before COVID - why I’m introducing a Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill
I vividly remember sitting in the Commons when the Prime Minister announced the terms of reference for the inquiry into the COVID19 pandemic.
Keeping the Universal Credit uplift is critical to deliver on our pledge to level up
Economy
By Iain Duncan Smith MP
Keeping the Universal Credit uplift is critical to deliver on our pledge to level up
Instead of seeing the £20 uplift as a problem to be solved, we should see it as an investment in a system that can turn people’s lives around.
The most vulnerable children are being set up to fail
Education
By Steve Rotheram
The most vulnerable children are being set up to fail
A two-tier system exists in our country, with many children’s fates decided before they ever set foot in a classroom; their futures decided by the wealth of their parents and their postcode.
Cutting universal credit uplift is emblematic of a failure to take child poverty seriously
Economy
By Baroness Lister
Cutting universal credit uplift is emblematic of a failure to take child poverty seriously
Despite protestations that reducing child poverty is a priority and despite all the talk of levelling up, there is no child poverty strategy worthy of the name.
Cutting the Universal Credit uplift will create hardship for families both in and out of work
Economy
By Stephen Crabb MP
Cutting the Universal Credit uplift will create hardship for families both in and out of work
Let's reduce the welfare bill by supporting people to progress and improve their lives, not by cutting support that should be there when it’s needed most.
We face a significant task to tackle inequalities in Britain
Economy
By Afzal Khan MP
We face a significant task to tackle inequalities in Britain
The last eighteen months has exposed just now unequal we are in Britain. Investment in large vanity-led infrastructure projects to end regional inequalities is clearly not enough.
We must grab this opportunity to provide better futures now and for generations to come
Social affairs
By Lord Bird
We must grab this opportunity to provide better futures now and for generations to come
Embedding long-termism at the heart of UK politics is the right thing to do. I want to help the government Build Back Better through the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill.