Twenty million people in the UK are living in poverty according to a study in which shocking levels of deprivation are highlighted. The shameful situation is exposed in an explosive new book, ...

The number of Britons living in poverty has soared to one in three, a shock report reveals. Almost 18 million cannot afford adequate housing and 2.5 million kids live in damp homes. It also shows that ...

Three well-known and very different Australians go on a journey to gain insight into the world of poverty and disadvantage facing those on welfare. Modern life is an expensive undertaking and for the ...

NSW Greens MP Jenny Leong in ‘Could You Survive On The Breadline?’ Source: SBS Single mother, Simone, is talking to NSW Greens MP Jenny Leong about what it’s like to live in social housing. “I shouldn ...

Nearly three in ten seven-year-olds are living in poverty, research suggests today. Despite government efforts to eradicate child poverty, many youngsters are still living below the breadline, a study ...

London - An online petition calling for a British minister to survive on £53 a week, after he claimed he knew what it was like to live on the breadline, had attracted the support of over 370 000 ...

Mark and Agnes are one of more than three million households claiming tax credits Last year 3.3 million households claimed what are now called tax credits. When this sort of financial support was ...

The focus of this second and final phase of funding has been to help groups disproportionately hit by the cost of living crisis. It follows our disbursement of £2.8million to 208 charities announced ...

Last year 3.3 million households claimed what are now called tax credits. When this sort of financial support was introduced in the 1970s, it was claimed by just 71,000 people. In-work benefits now ...