Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show

Nearly 1 million people aged over 66 in the UK are living in deprivation, according to government statistics, the highest number since comparable records began.…

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UK failure to build social homes ‘shocking’, says author of 2004 report

The failure of governments to build enough social homes in the past 20 years is “shocking” and “uneconomical”, says the author of a landmark Blair-era…

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One in four adults in UK to buy now, pay later for Christmas, study shows

More than a quarter of adults in the UK will use buy now, pay later to help with festive spending, research suggests, with the proportion…

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Millions of UK families using credit cards and loans to pay basic bills

Millions of families are borrowing to cover basic bills and expenses, according to analysis that warns Britain is entering a dangerous new phase of the…

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Rogue UK landlords using ‘ghost tenants’ to con taxpayers out of millions

Rogue landlords are conning the government out of millions of pounds by fraudulently claiming housing benefits for so-called “ghost tenants”, it has been revealed. Criminal…

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Millions cannot afford to heat homes as UK faces Arctic snap

More than 3 million low-income UK households cannot afford to heat their homes, according to research, as a “dangerously cold” weather front arrives from the…

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Don’t let ‘warm banks’ become as vital as food banks, Scottish charities urge

Scotland’s leading anti-poverty campaigners are urging councils and communities “not to repeat past mistakes” by allowing “warm banks” – for those unable to afford heating…

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Britain’s lowest-paid workers say finances have never been worse

Almost 80% of the UK’s lowest-paid workers say they are now facing the toughest financial squeeze of their lifetimes, according to new research by the…

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