It's time to stop seeing gambling as a problem of individual responsibility and start recognising it as a public health ...

Images were projected across the Houses of Parliament and King's Cross today to demand an end to child poverty in the UK.

One in five young people have struggled – or been in a family that has struggled – to afford food, new research has found.

The government’s long-awaited 10-year plan for the NHS will be unveiled today (2 July). Dubbed the “biggest overhaul in NHS history ”, the scheme entails radical shifts in how the health service is ...

Labour’s first year in government has been one of the most turbulent of any in modern British politics. Much of that has been punctuated by drastic reforms to benefits in the form of its Universal ...

MPs have voted to push forward with plans for disability benefit cuts despite fierce opposition from their colleagues who argued that the “brutal cuts would push hundreds of thousands of vulnerable, ...

The Labour government say it is aiming to build 300,000 affordable and social homes over the next decade following its £39 billion housebuilding boost announced at last month’s spending review. While ...

Legally binding poverty reduction targets are critical if England and Wales are to see a similar turnaround in child poverty to Scotland, according to a new Big Issue report. Analysis of UK child ...

Labour’s bid to boost housing targets has the potential to see an influx of homes in areas where public transport is not up to scratch, new analysis has found. The government is targeting building 1.5 ...

MPs are due to vote on the welfare reforms on Tuesday (1 July) after the Labour government faced a significant rebellion from more than 100 of its own party members. It has confirmed a series of ...

The government’s planned disability benefit cuts could affect the majority of current working-age claimants with ischaemic heart disease, inflammatory arthritis, hip and knee disorders and Crohn’s ...

James Taylor, director of strategy at disability equality charity Scope, said: “We back all MPs and officials who oppose the government’s planned changes to the benefits system. “Huge numbers of ...