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An empty swing in a children's play area
THE government’s lack of support is plunging people deeper into poverty during a difficult Covid winter, with research today exposing the hundreds of thousands of children living in destitution.
In total, about 2.4 million people experienced extreme hardship in 2019, a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has revealed.
The JRF said the figure represents an “appalling” rise of 54 per cent over 2017 levels and includes 550,000 children, a 52 per cent increase in the two years to 2019.
MPs back measure for 66-year-olds but it won't end suffering, groups say
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY