The number of people living in relative poverty in the UK rose by half a million in the year up to March 2025, new government figures have shown. There are now 13.4 million living in relative poverty, ...
The Social Metrics Commission (SMC) annual report reveal a staggering increase in social inequality in the UK. In 2022/23, more than 16 million people, almost a quarter of the population (24 percent) ...
The energy price crisis caused the sharpest increase in UK absolute poverty in 30 years, new figures show. Steep prices rises, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, meant hundreds of thousands more ...
The number of people living in poverty in the UK has risen by almost half a million, according to new figures. There were an estimated 13.40 million individuals in households below the poverty line in ...
While Parliament Debates, Children Go to Bed Hungry. In 2025, the UK faces a moral emergency: 4.5 million children are living in relative poverty after housing costs, a figure projected to rise to 4.8 ...
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