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COVID-19 is adding more stress and insecurity for people in poverty

COVID-19 is adding more stress and insecurity for people in poverty

13th Jan 2021
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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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
Culture can help people rewrite the story around UK poverty

Culture can help people rewrite the story around UK poverty

19th Feb 2020
What’s the best way to improve living standards?

What’s the best way to improve living standards?

22nd Nov 2019
We have a collective responsibility to solve poverty

We have a collective responsibility to solve poverty

18th Jun 2018
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Why we need big ideas to solve UK poverty

Why we need big ideas to solve UK poverty

15th Jun 2018
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Talking about poverty in the UK - what works?

Talking about poverty in the UK - what works?

3rd May 2018
Why it’s time to tell a new story about UK poverty

Why it’s time to tell a new story about UK poverty

22nd Jan 2018
UK Poverty 2017: the story behind the statistics

UK Poverty 2017: the story behind the statistics

11th Dec 2017
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Benefit freeze is the real problem, not universal credit

Benefit freeze is the real problem, not universal credit

18th Oct 2017
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We can become an unstoppable, coordinated movement to #solveukpoverty

We can become an unstoppable, coordinated movement to #solveukpoverty

8th Sep 2017
Dr. Jim McCormick
Three ways the Scottish Budget can tackle poverty

Three ways the Scottish Budget can tackle poverty

19th Dec 2016
Is I, Daniel Blake the best way to argue for tackling UK poverty?

Is I, Daniel Blake the best way to argue for tackling UK poverty?

9th Nov 2016
Louise Woodruff
What next for England’s troubled families?

What next for England’s troubled families?

19th Oct 2016
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