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25% of children living in absolute poverty, sparking outcry from welfare campaigners
Half the UK’s young people from ethnic minority backgrounds have experienced workplace discrimination
Ombudsman finds changes to state pension age was mishandled, affecting millions of women
Almost a third of children in the country are living in relative poverty, which has increased more than any advanced economy
The glitz that once attracted the likes of Frank Sinatra has faded but now the town has a shot at restoring its fortunes
London and south-east to pull further away from rest of the country in coming years, IPPR says
Despite growing numbers being affected, many of the solutions are known
A new study shows just how rich the west London enclave has become — but is it gentrification if it was built for the wealthy?
The UK’s low-productivity, low-security and low-wage doom loop isn’t inevitable
Research shows rebalancing initiatives by successive Tory governments have made little difference
It is time to ask tough questions about wealth and income concentration
High-earning donors increasingly keen to channel their wealth directly into grass roots projects
One in five people in the UK lives in poverty, says The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
New research shows US citizens are alone among wealthy western nations in being largely unmoved by income disparities
Without a solution, it will be impossible to solve the country’s other social and political problems
Data shows that limiting payments to 2 children hits those in Midlands and North West hardest
While Labour should be grateful that Jeremy Hunt has done some of the heavy lifting, this is a broader issue for UK society
Leaders of 15 homelessness charities urge home secretary to ‘urgently reverse’ proposals
John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown call for end to ‘chopping and changing’ over devolution, according to Ed Balls review
The poorest in the US suffer early deaths in a way that their other developed world counterparts do not
Welfare policy is cutting poverty among under 16s to levels below the rest of Britain, say supporters
New mortality data could help create targeted policy to reduce the UK’s large and growing disease burden
Melissa S Kearney looks at how the startling shift affecting American families disadvantages children and exacerbates inequality
Average gross disposable income in the capital is 43% higher than the national average
IfG warns flagship policy to bridge regional divides is not a priority for the government
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