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NewsYahoo News UKGrowing queues and empty shelves: Inside a foodbank at Christmas
As millions take to the roads to spend Christmas with their loved ones, thousands will queue at foodbanks to feed theirs.
NewsYahoo News UK'We want to let them know there's no shame': Why this couple volunteer in a foodbank at Christmas
Matthew and Sophie volunteer in a Birmingham foodbank, which has seen a 47% increase in demand in a year.
NewsYahoo News UK6 new laws coming in 2022 that could affect you
A minimum wage increase, a tax hike, and charges for buying certain plastics are all coming into effect in 2022.
NewsYahoo News UK'You'd never see a pizza delivered by a Tory MP. They're out of touch'
Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds says his party is beginning to win back the trust of voters it lost in the election disaster two years ago.
NewsYahoo News UKTory MP who backed £20 Universal Credit cut says some MPs need second jobs to support their lifestyle
The MP for Romford expressed concern for MPs losing second jobs after suggesting some Universal Credit claimants liked getting extra money.
NewsYahoo News UKTory minister challenged over claims budget will leave the public £500 better off a year
Financial secretary Lucy Frazer was challenged over claims the budget left low income households better off
NewsYahoo News UKBudget: Universal credit changes will mean the 'poorest get nothing'
The chancellor's budget has been criticised for not doing enough for the poorest in society.
NewsYahoo News UKHelpline inundated by thousands 'terrified of losing their homes'
Hundreds of thousands of renters face a gruelling winter, a leading homelessness charity has warned
NewsYahoo News UKEnergy crisis: What is fuel poverty?
It is estimated fuel poverty affects over 3 million households in England
NewsYahoo News UK'Devil's choice': The people most at risk from the fuel crisis
In some parts of the country, 1 in 5 households is living in fuel poverty.
NewsYahoo News UKUniversal Credit: I can't afford my kids' bus fares to school
Parents on the poverty line reveal how the Universal Credit cut could force a choice between eating or heating.
NewsYahoo News UKUniversal Credit: Single mum ‘told to go to the nearest food bank for help' after £20 cut
Sophie Carter, 24, has ended her maternity leave early to return to work in a bar.
NewsYahoo News UKMartin Lewis on energy bill crisis: 'I can't help you anymore - the system is broken'
The consumer champion warned that the situation around energy bills is so serious there’s "nothing left in the cupboard that I can help you with."
NewsYahoo News UKMinisters 'considering Universal Credit changes' amid fears of perfect storm in coming weeks
Labour has called on the government to reverse plans to cut Universal Credit payments
NewsYahoo News UKChart shows stark link between Universal Credit and life expectancy as government presses ahead with benefit cut
The government has committed to cutting the Universal Credit uplift despite fierce criticism from campaigners.
NewsYahoo News UKScottish Tory leadership hopeful defends saying people on benefits can't have as many children as they like
Michelle Ballantyne is facing fresh scrutiny for comments made in 2018 when she said 'it is fair that people on benefit cannot have as many children as they like while people who don't claim benefits have to make decisions about the number of children they can have'.
PoliticsYahoo News UKPetition to overturn knighthood for Iain Duncan-Smith tops 220,000
A petition on Change.org objecting to the decision to award Iain Duncan Smith a knighthood has received more than 220,000 signatures.
PoliticsYahoo News UKIain Duncan Smith, former Tory leader and architect of Universal Credit, is knighted - as Nigel Farage misses out
Mr Duncan Smith has been recognised for 'political and public service'.
NewsYahoo News UKFamily hit out after man took his own life following repeated problems with Universal Credit
Sean Doherty, 37, from Glasgow, was turned away from hospital twice after he was deemed 'low risk'.
NewsPolitics.co.ukTalking Politics
Last week the rollout of Universal Credit reached Northampton. “I’m losing sleep over it,” 57-year-old Martin D'Rosario says. Last week D'Rosario attended a meeting organised by local Labour candidate Sally Keeble to give people advice on what’s coming, with shadow housing secretary John Healey attending.
PoliticsYahoo News UKLabour Party says it will consider introducing a four-day working week
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said we should follow France and Germany's lead when it comes to the working week.
NewsYahoo News UKMother of disabled son on Universal Credit was 'unable to afford toilet paper’ and ‘used napkins from McDonald’s’
As MPs and Lords debate the roll out of Universal Credit, one peer highlighted the devastating pressures some face as they wait for their money.
NewsYahoo News UKTheresa May has literally never voted in favour of increasing benefits
Theresa May has never voted in favour of increasing benefits during her time as an MP.
NewsYahoo News UK1 in 5 people aren't happy with the Universal Credit system
One in five people are unhappy with the service they are receiving from the Universal Credit system, Theresa has admitted during Prime Minister's Questions.
NewsPolitics.co.ukThe Universal Credit debate showed just how out of touch Tory MPs are
The light of scrutiny is doing nothing for the reputation of Universal Credit. Yesterday, two moments – one in front of a select committee, the other in the Commons – showed a shocking degree of ignorance among those in charge of delivering it. First, work and pensions secretary David Gauke and Universal Credit director general Neil Couling faced a grilling in front of the work and pensions committee.
