UK poverty: the facts, figures and effects in the cost of living crisis
2024年1月23日 · This includes 4.2 million children, which is almost one in three (29%).There are also 8.1 million working-age adults and 2.1 million pensioners living in poverty. Around two in every 10 adults are in poverty in the UK, and about three in every 10 children are in poverty.
Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears over DWP winter …
2024年11月18日 · As recently as 4 November, the DWP was sending letters to pensioners advising them to apply for pension credit if they are eligible. Based on the most recent figures, someone applying for pension credit in early November would on average only receive their pension credit – and associated winter fuel payments – in mid-January. Payments can be backdated, but such delays would mean applicants ...
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
2024年11月26日 · All proceeds will go to the operation of food banks, computer recycling, and a newly found debt advice service. In West London, Trinity Homeless Projects runs charity furniture collections to stock its stores, with proceeds going towards its work ending homelessness. Sue Ryder. Sue Ryder provides palliative care and aid to those living with a terminal illness alongside providing bereavement ...
Say Nothing star Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams in IRA drama
2024年11月14日 · Based on the book of the same name, Say Nothing is Disney’s tilt at turning the Troubles into prestige TV. Set against the early days of the conflict in the late 1960s, it begins as the Provisional IRA is upping its campaign against the British state.
Flood risk: Map shows how many times your area has flooded
2022年1月5日 · Big Futures is calling on the Government to put in place a plan and policies to break this cycle of poverty for good. We are calling for long-term solutions to meet the biggest issues faced in the UK today – the housing crisis, low wages and the climate crisis.
'Disturbing' work capability reforms will see people denied benefits
2024年10月30日 · Hundreds of thousands of people with health conditions could miss out on financial support after the chancellor confirmed plans to tighten the disability benefits system.. In her autumn budget, Rachel Reeves suggested that Labour will honour proposals brought forward by the Conservative government to reform the work capability assessment.. This is an assessment which people with health ...
Tom Grennan: 'I paid my parents' mortgage with Gillette song cash ...
2024年9月20日 · One day, not too long ago, Tom Grennan was on the phone to his mum and dad and told them he was paying off their mortgage. The money came from singing a few simple lines, culminating in the lyrics many now know Grennan for: “Gillette!
How does The Big Issue help the homeless?
2023年11月28日 · (From left to right) Daisy Hampson, Big Issue frontline worker, Jon Gregg, Big Issue vendor, Lord John Bird, founder of the Big Issue, Kelvin Gregory, Big Issue vendor, Daniel Mays, actor and Big Issue Ambassador and Leventica Paun, Big Issue frontline worker at the launch of Big Issue's Christmas campaign.
DWP 'considering' PIP changes amid speculation on benefit reform
2024年10月17日 · The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is still “considering” responses to a consultation on reform of the personal independence payment (PIP) proposed by the Conservatives, the Big Issue has learned.. There has been speculation in news reports that Labour has dropped proposals for PIP changes by the Conservative government, based on a DWP minister saying the government has “no ...
Everything you need to know about homelessness in UK in 2024
2024年11月29日 · How many people are homeless in England? The latest official statistics show 358,370 households contacted their local authority for support after being threatened with homelessness or losing their home in 2023-24, up more than 10% in a year. Of these, 324,990 were assessed as homeless. Record numbers of households are living in temporary accommodation in England.