poverty

Charity’s appeal videos described by critics as ‘poverty porn’ and ‘devoid of dignity’

Pandemic is reversing two decades of progress in raising living standards

A development expert explains how the Covid outbreak entrenched preexisting social ills

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 14 July

New findings will likely be a blow to Boris Johnson’s plans to ‘level up’ the UK economy

New study shows UK falling behind on key indicators including infant mortality and vaccinations

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 23 December

‘Towering achievement’ risks being undermined by growing inequality and climate change

Anti-poverty campaigners say austerity has reversed progress

New research suggests higher rents and slower wage growth is pushing more working families into relative poverty

Nearly half of all child deaths on the continent due to malnourishment as economic growth fails to halt crisis

Human Rights Watch report says Tory welfare cuts caused ‘hunger crisis’

IFS report found that ‘deaths of despair’ are rising amid financial stress

Government benefit policies blamed as charity hands out 1.5m parcels in 12 months

As one lucky US lottery winner pockets nearly a billion dollars, old accusations are refuelled

In parts of the country, poor students are about two years behind the average

Two reviews into industry practices launched after average price doubles in just over a decade

New figures show Blackpool has the highest heroin death rate

Life expectancy gap widening as inequality worsens

Jeremy Corbyn says ‘the powerful cannot keep walking by’ in message of condolence

400,000 extra children and 300,000 extra pensioners among the poorest compared to 2013

Social Mobility Commission’s annual report reveals widening divide in life prospects

Big Issue founder says radical action is needed to prevent situation from deteriorating

National Audit Office report says welfare reform is likely driver behind issue

Salary differences smaller than decade ago, but regional gaps growing, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

Oxfam report says inequality gap is 'greater than had been feared'

Around 700,000 people live in households where income is less than 60 per cent of average, says report

Figures show a massive life expectancy difference between the north and south of England

NHS numbers show that Britons are increasingly affected by malnutrition and gout

More than half of people living in poverty are in working families – an increase of 70% in a decade

Prime Minister accused of 'talking left and walking right' in address to Tory Party Conference