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Cost of living crisis worsening demand issues in Scotland's NHS, research says

MORE than a quarter of adults in Scotland have accessed the NHS due to the impact of the cost of living crisis on their mental or physical health,…

The National (Scotland)

Scots living in ‘very deep poverty’ rises by 48 per cent in last decade

THERE was a sharp rise in the number of people living in “very deep poverty” in

The National (Scotland)

'Foodbank trolleys in shops are getting emptier and emptier - things need to change'

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, explains how changes to benefits and benefit systems since 2008 have meant that Disabled people have lost payments of around £1,200 on average each year

Daily Mirror

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Monday briefing: Five numbers that explain Britain’s broken welfare system

In today’s newsletter: A new report reveals just how hard it is to get by on universal credit. So what’s the solution?

The Guardian - UK

Restrict home purchases in certain areas and reform property taxes to tackle unfair housing system, says charity

Those who are currently locked out of or struggling to cope in the housing market may become even worse off, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said.

Evening Standard

Changes needed to make housing system fairer in longer term, charity says

Those who are currently locked out of or struggling to cope in the housing market may become even worse off, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said.

The Independent UK

Watchdog investigates charity set up by UK billionaire over £16m ski clubhouse

Exclusive: Jim Ratcliffe Foundation helps fund exclusive facility at club where he and his daughter have skied for years

The Guardian - UK

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Millions cannot afford to heat homes as UK faces Arctic snap

Joseph Rowntree Foundation urges government to increase basic rate of support to help cover essentials

The Guardian - UK

Tories are still repeating the myth of the workshy poor

Letter: The idea that there is a ‘culture of worklessness’ has been debunked, but Conservatives keep making such claims to justify punitive welfare reforms, writes Carolyn McAllister

The Guardian - UK

Private renters twice as likely as homeowners to have anxiety, UK study suggests

Anxiety Nation report finds clear links between financial insecurity and poor mental health

The Guardian - UK

Material insecurity and mental distress doing ‘great harm’ in Britain – JRF

There is much to support the characterisation of modern Britain as an ‘insecurity society’, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns in a new report.

The Independent UK

UK mortgage rate rises ‘will put extra 400,000 people in poverty’

Analysis from Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds rents for new lets could rise sharply

The Guardian - UK

Four in ten families in parts of Scotland facing ‘largest ever benefits cut'

NEARLY four in ten working-age families in some areas of Scotland will be hit by the “largest permanent benefits cut ever made in a single year”…

The National (Scotland)

One in five families in Liz Truss’s seat would lose out under real-term benefit cuts

Research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows impact of increasing benefits in line with earnings, not inflation

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Mirror

Six in 10 Brits oppose Liz Truss's 'out of touch' plot to cut benefits, poll shows

A vast majority of the public, and nearly half of those who voted Conservative in 2019, believe that benefits should rise in line with inflation, as Liz Truss considers a 5.4% increase which critics warn will plunge the poorest into misery

The Guardian - UK

What would a real-terms benefits cut mean for UK claimants?

Liz Truss’s refusal to commit to a rise in line with inflation has triggered unrest among Tories

The National (Scotland)

UK Government policy 'undermining' Scotland's cost-of-living support, report shows

SCOTLAND’s Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has said that UK Government policy is undermining Holyrood’s attempts to help those living in…

The National (Scotland)

Report on poverty in Scotland reveals 'picture of society in crisis'

ANTI-POVERTY campaigners are calling for action as a “heart-breaking” report revealed a “bleak picture of a society in crisis"

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The Guardian - UK

Failure to raise benefits would be ‘hostile and harmful’, Truss is warned

PM reneging on Conservative promise to increase benefits in line with inflation ‘morally indefensible’, say experts

The Independent UK

Britons to be £500 worse off despite government support, says IFS

Higher earners will be more than £1,000 out of pocket compared to last year, analysis shows

The Guardian - UK

The heat is on after Liz Truss’s extraordinary energy bill gamble

The PM will hope for some credit for taking out the big bazooka, but there are fears it’s missing the target and may backfire

The Guardian - UK

‘She has no choice’: Liz Truss faces U-turn on energy if she enters No 10, MPs say

If foreign secretary wins the Tory leadership contest she looks set to have to change course on ‘handouts’ despite campaign pledges

Daily Mirror

Energy bills 'will hit 120% of income for worst-hit adults' amid call for action NOW

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said that electricity and gas could soon become a luxury only the wealthy can afford as bills rocket - and said government action must be immediate

The Guardian - UK

Low-income households in UK living in ‘year of financial fear’ says charity

More than 2m households already going without ‘heating or eating’ says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Daily Mirror

Struggling families face 'year of financial fear' as 2.3m can't afford heating OR eating

Ministers have been urged to ease the squeeze on struggling families by capping the amount of money clawed back from Universal Credit payments to pay of debts.

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