Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controlsLabour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation...
Read MoreCharity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blameSoaring private rents, rising evictions and a chronic lack of affordable social housing have led to homelessness in England...
Read MoreCharities sound alarm as government analysis shows 50,000 more people in relative fuel poverty next year – and another 50,000 by 2030Cuts to the winter fuel allowance could force 100,000 pensioners in England and Wales...
Read MoreExclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century• Poverty figures render government numbers too little and action very lateMore than one in three children and...
Read MoreExclusive: Researchers who studied babies in Scotland believe cuts to benefits and services are linked to riseThe introduction of UK austerity policies has been associated with a striking increase in the number of babies in...
Read MoreHomelessness charities call for long-term plan and say 18% increase to 4,780 people ‘should incense us all’Rough sleeping in London hit yet another record high this summer, with an 18% increase on the summer before,...
Read MoreThose aged 50 to 69 will be the worst affected, with some left in such pain that they cannot workAlmost 2 million more people will be suffering from sore backs, necks and other body parts by 2040 due to a surge in chronic pain...
Read MoreExclusive: Letter from union leaders and renters’ groups urges government to tackle root cause of unaffordable rentsUnions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the...
Read MoreExclusive: Failure to extend funding risks biggest setback to ending homelessness ‘in recent history’, Rachel Reeves toldRough sleeping is heading back to record highs unless Labour fills a looming £1bn...
Read MoreCampaigners say key reason for rising hardship is two-child benefit cap, which PM and chancellor have refused to axeAt least 10,000 more children have fallen into poverty since Keir Starmer took office, thanks to the two-child...
Read MoreCentrepoint records 564 instances of ‘gatekeeping’ including dozens involving young people who were pregnant or had childrenUK politics live – latest updatesHundreds of homeless young people, including dozens...
Read MoreThe Guardian has scrutinised data that provides insights into the lives of those accused of taking part in the unrest. The findings provide the first comprehensive picture of the alleged rioters – and challenge some of the...
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