New insights into regional inequality
Shelter report comes as government announces new strategy to end rough sleeping and use of temporary accommodation
OBR sounds alarm on special needs and sickness spending
Government’s decision on controversial policy will again highlight complexity of Britain’s welfare system
Officials deny changes are politically motivated and say they do not weaken link between funding and deprivation
Predistribution, not redistribution, is needed to close the inequality gap
Data analysis reveals ‘cheek by jowl’ inequalities in first study of country’s disadvantaged areas since pandemic
A likely further tax raid in the Budget will only add to pension and mortgage woes
Residential property has become a tax-free retirement fund that excludes younger generations
The prime minister’s benefits overhaul would hit the UK’s poorest
Gains from scrapping two-child benefit limit and reforming tax on buying shares would outweigh any electoral hit
Analysis of polling data shows party competes directly with Labour in poorer heartlands
PM expanding access as he seeks to head off backbench Labour rebellion over plan to cut welfare payments
UK prime minister tells MPs he wants ‘more pensioners’ to receive the benefit
Towns and cities with the lowest social mobility offer the party the most electoral promise, analysis shows
Chances of hospital admission with infectious disease strongly linked to factors such as ethnicity and deprivation, report says
Chancellor has chosen to ‘concentrate the pain’ on sick and disabled, Resolution Foundation says
Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cuts
Near-80% jump in expenditure to £732mn reflects increasingly acute homelessness crisis, says charity
What appears on the surface to be a flat trend masks churn beneath
We don’t normally take lessons from the US on food but there is a lot to learn from America’s tax policies
Office for National Statistics data highlights property market pressures
Parental support has effects well beyond getting on the housing ladder
RCN general secretary says ballot result shows members’ expectations are ‘far higher’ than 5.5% offer
OECD report points to challenges in improving state-backed provision for young children
