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#KeepTheLifeline: “The uplift means I can breathe out”

#KeepTheLifeline: “The uplift means I can breathe out”

18th Feb 2021
#KeepTheLifeline: urging the Government to keep the £20 UC uplift

#KeepTheLifeline: urging the Government to keep the £20 UC uplift

10th Feb 2021
#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

29th Jan 2021
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What is destitution?

What is destitution?

9th Dec 2020
Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

9th Sep 2020
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Government can provide a housing lifeline in the coming economic storm

Government can provide a housing lifeline in the coming economic storm

30th Jun 2020
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Surge in food bank use shows we need stronger lifelines to stay afloat

Surge in food bank use shows we need stronger lifelines to stay afloat

30th Apr 2020
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Universal Credit: a lifeline for millions now, and beyond coronavirus

Universal Credit: a lifeline for millions now, and beyond coronavirus

2nd Apr 2020
What’s the best way to improve living standards?

What’s the best way to improve living standards?

22nd Nov 2019
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How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

28th Oct 2019
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We need to end the five-week wait for Universal Credit – here’s how

We need to end the five-week wait for Universal Credit – here’s how

19th Sep 2019
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The Scottish Child Payment will turn the tide on child poverty

The Scottish Child Payment will turn the tide on child poverty

28th Jun 2019
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How can the Scottish Income Supplement loosen the grip of poverty?

How can the Scottish Income Supplement loosen the grip of poverty?

9th May 2019
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People's ideas are key to changing the systems locking them in poverty

People's ideas are key to changing the systems locking them in poverty

3rd Apr 2019
It's wrong that so many working families are trapped in poverty - it's time for action

It's wrong that so many working families are trapped in poverty - it's time for action

29th Mar 2019
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Poverty must be a priority for this Scottish Budget

Poverty must be a priority for this Scottish Budget

8th Nov 2018
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