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Universal Credit: a cut too far?
There was no shortage of warnings to the government about ending the Universal Credit uplift. The extra £20 Covid cash…
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The rising cost of dying in Britain
With the average price of a funeral now more than £4,000, the number of people who just can’t pay represents…
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Re-connecting In The New Normal
Most of us are keen to get back to some sort of normality in the way we work. But what…
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The Lows of High-Cost Credit
The biggest trend to hit the online retail sector is buy-now-pay-later services. Since the start of the pandemic, five million…
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The Right to Breathing Space
The government’s response to the national debt crisis comes into force this month. But despite well-meaning intentions, could this new…
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Restart: New Start Or Just History Repeating?
With Kickstarter underway, attention is now turning to help for the unemployed over-25s The government has promised more help to…
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Leaving Millions Behind
We often speak about the poverty premium – how poorer people pay more for products and services than people who…
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Pension poverty
Latest figures show that 1.9 million pensioners are living in poverty, largely because they are not claiming benefits. Nearly a…
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The Big Issue has launched a new campaign. But what will it mean for the sector?
Ride out the Recession Alliance (RORA) is the latest push by The Big Issue (TBI) to get the government to…
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Bridging the Gap
A lack of digital skills and fear of going online is leaving millions of people in the dark when it…
