130,000 families forced to live in one-bed flats

A severe shortage of homes is forcing 130,000 families in England to squeeze into one-bedroom [...]

Nearly half of benefit claimants are going without essentials

New data from Citizens Advice shows 49% of benefit claimants affected by the benefits freeze [...]

Two thirds of informal carers regularly fund care and support out of their own resources

New research released today by Carers UK, the leading membership charity for people caring unpaid [...]

Children’s Funeral Fund for England established

Families grieving the tragic loss of a child will no longer have to meet the [...]

BBC report on Universal Credit advance payment deception fraud

Tens of millions of pounds of public money is believed to have been stolen, with [...]

DWP launch review of benefits for terminally ill people

Citing her own personal experiences, Amber Rudd has asked the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) [...]

Juggling Work & Unpaid Care – A Growing Issue

Caring, unpaid, for older and disabled relatives is an increasing issue for our time and [...]

 The Low Pay Commission publish research on the effects of minimum wage rates on employment

Commissioned research, used to inform the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC’s) 2018 recommendations on the National [...]

 Universal Credit can be paid into a credit union account

Universal Credit can be paid into a credit union for those unable to access a [...]