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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
Regional inequality, London’s housing market and stagnant wages cited as concerns
MPs and experts say educational attainment in region has been hit by insufficient financial support after Covid
TUC’s Paul Nowak wants ‘national conversation’ on tax in challenge to Labour party
Think-tank says higher wages will be offset by rising taxes and mortgage payments
The country’s precarious low-wage jobs and shortage of affordable housing are hardly the fault of international forces
Tighter monetary policy could have benefits for younger people, says think-tank
Regional inequality in the UK ‘without parallel in developed world’, think-tank finds
Starmer vows to tackle the ‘snobbery’ that leads to workplace inequality with schools plan
Economic indicators suggest the country is more prosperous than 50 years ago but more Americans feel pessimistic
IFS says increase in health provision, wider access to education and introduction of university fees is behind change
This cost of living crisis is not a sudden emergency, but the latest chapter in a longer-term story of rising poverty
Nationally about 6.5mn people live in substandard accommodation, study finds
Excluding people from the workforce when the economy needs their skills is a block on opportunity
US life expectancy is in freefall as the young and the poor bear the brunt of struggles for shared prosperity
We rely on substandard measures to understand deprivation in the UK — and our forecasts can be wrong
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