Scheme will follow principles of Sure Start, helping families with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with babiesThe government is rolling out a Healthy Babies programme to every local authority in England, as part of its...
Read MoreProposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of livingPeople claiming universal credit (UC) would have their payments cut by a third if they have...
Read MoreThinktank calls on chancellor to end housing allowance freeze with typical two-bedroom household facing £158 week shortfall amid rent risesMore than 1.1 million low-income families in rented homes face a “cost of housing” crunch...
Read MoreExclusive: Labour MPs believe SMC has become ineffective and its work ‘should be a core function of government’Ministers are considering a shake-up of the government’s social mobility watchdog that could range from giving it...
Read MoreFrom cutting household bills to cheaper bus fares, how will the measures announced be put into action?Since becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham has floated a number of policies, ideas and ambitions for his government, from...
Read MorePM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off the...
Read MoreThe prime minister has announced a £442m plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. It solidifies tackling homelessness as a central policy for Andy Burnham’s government, and gives voters a measure by which to...
Read MorePM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve...
Read MorePM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off the...
Read MorePM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve...
Read MorePM promises to mount ‘Covid-style campaign’ to get homeless people off streets in winter Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Andy Burnham has pledged to work to “get everyone in for Christmas” as he continues to build...
Read MorePrime minister urges local leaders to act as homelessness campaigners welcome move but say more needs to be doneI won’t abandon anyone to sleep rough on our streets. That’s my £442m promiseAndy Burnham has urged local leaders to...
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