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Gordon Brown calls for new poverty fund to halt slide into ‘hungry decade’
Former PM says multibillion fund would be ‘transitional arrangement’ to give struggling families breathing space

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

27, Mar, 2024 @7:44 PM

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300,000 more UK children fell into absolute poverty at height of cost of living crisis
Nearly fifth of population struggled with basic needs, it emerges, as charities accuse government of failing poorest

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

21, Mar, 2024 @6:06 PM

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Macmillan Cancer Support to axe 150 jobs amid soaring inflation
Exclusive: Charity seeks to ‘minimise the impact’ of the cuts on beneficiaries living with cancer

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

15, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM

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Extension to support fund only a temporary fix for poorest families, warn charities
Six-month renewal of £800m scheme in England to help households facing hunger and destitution is ‘disappointing’

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

07, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM

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Nineteen English councils handed multimillion-pound bailout agreements
So-called capitalisation directions are risky and regarded as poor accounting practice, experts say

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

29, Feb, 2024 @6:50 PM

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Rise in rough sleeping in England ‘source of national shame’, charity says
Number of people spending night on streets rose for second year running in 2023 as government fails to meet manifesto pledge

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

29, Feb, 2024 @10:29 AM

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Nearly one in 10 English councils expect to go bust in next year, survey finds
Annual poll of council leaders and top managers finds near-total collapse in confidence in their financial viability

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

28, Feb, 2024 @11:50 AM

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‘Health emergency’: 15% of UK households went hungry last month, data shows
As millions skip meals and are unable to regularly afford groceries, the Food Foundation warns of widening health inequalities

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

27, Feb, 2024 @12:01 AM

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SNP says Speaker has ‘broken his word’ by not allowing emergency debate on Gaza – as it happened
Sir Lindsay Hoyle says he will not allow further emergency debate, saying that MPs came to a resolution on Gaza only last week

Andrew Sparrow

26, Feb, 2024 @6:11 PM

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The devastating impact Covid and austerity had on children in England
As children’s services leaders call for a national plan of action, we look at four key affected areas of policy

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

19, Feb, 2024 @5:02 PM

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Children’s services leaders in England call for national ‘plan for childhood’
Failure to tackle post-pandemic needs was ‘massive missed opportunity’, say council directors

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

19, Feb, 2024 @5:00 PM

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Jobcentres told to stop referring benefit claimants to food banks
DWP briefing says jobcentres should no longer issue ‘signposting slips’ over concerns about data privacy

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

16, Feb, 2024 @6:00 AM

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