He cited a 2016 report by the Public Policy Institute which concluded that rural poverty was a significant UK issue which needed different solutions. It said: "This is particularly relevant in ...

A stark report from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council highlights the depth of poverty across the district, with the Council area having ...

Three-quarters of rural households in the West Midlands say fuel poverty is on the rise – and ... Tomato Energy, which is the ...

The UK's food poverty level is now among the highest in Europe. Roughly 15% of UK households were experiencing food insecurity in January, according to the Food Foundation. That's equivalent to ...

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With poverty now at its highest point in the 21 st century, the UK is facing a poverty crisis – more than 16 million people are living in poverty and 3.8 million people are experiencing extreme ...

Scotland is the only part of the UK likely to see child poverty rates fall by 2029, according to a new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The charity says this is largely down to the ...

There has been a remarkable decline in rural poverty, which according to the Consumption Expenditure Survey, is estimated at 4.86 per cent in FY24 (7.2 per cent in FY23 and 25.7 per cent in FY12 ...