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MORE than 40 per cent of people over 50 in Scotland are thought to be living in fuel poverty, with some cutting down on food in the face of…

You don’t have to be a socialist to find UK levels of poverty intolerable – but Liz Truss doesn’t see it, says peer Patience Wheatcroft

South Lanarkshire Community Planning Partnership will host the gathering.

The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is calling on tackling poverty to become a major public health priority.

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans for fully funded school breakfasts for youngsters as the 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system'

Even before the current cost of living crisis, disabled people were much more likely than non-disabled people to be in poverty and living on inadequate incomes. Now, spiralling living costs are adding to years of financial disadvantage. Our new analysis of YouGov survey data starkly illustrates the situation, showing that…

As the country’s food charities struggle to keep up with rising inflation and demand, the White House will host a conference on Wednesday

As the UK faces the sharpest increase in the cost of living in a generation, households across the country are feeling the pinch. Those already on low incomes are affected most, not just because they have less money to begin with, but also because they actually pay more to access…

Since 2002, eligible households have been shielded from price fluctuations in the energy market, says Carl Packman of the Fair by Design campaign

On September 28 members at the full council meeting will also be asked to approve an additional £470,000 of funding to support those most in need over the winter period

Speakers took to the stage to ask people to back the right-to-food movement