Low Income Families

Birthdays on the Breadline No Piece of Cake for Parents

David Holmes | Posted 21.04.2013 | UK Politics
David Holmes

From the work Family Action does with low-income parents, it's clear that for many a worrying combination of rapid rises in living costs and welfare cuts is resulting in ever-tightening family budgets.

Spending Boost To Help Poor Students Reach University

Posted 04.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Universities and colleges in England are spending more on trying to help students from low-income households and other under-represented groups gain p...

The Poorest Are Being Hardest Hit By Austerity, Stats Show

PA | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK Politics

The poorest members of society bore the brunt of tax and duty hikes under Chancellor George Osborne's deficit-busting austerity measures, official fig...

Shopping for Supplies and My First Day Living Below the Line

Gemma Tumelty | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics
Gemma Tumelty

Lidl had an offer on tea bags, 27p for 80, this has made my week. So I bought 80 tea bags, two jacket potatoes, a bag of rice, a tin of chickpeas, 10 eggs, a tin of tuna, two packs of chicken instant noodles, a carton of passata, a pint of milk and two onions.

Smart Moves: Why Harnessing Mobile Technology is a Must for Charities

Caroline Davey | Posted 18.03.2012 | UK Tech
Caroline Davey

The rise of the smartphone has changed the way we consume information. Charities, government and those who provide public services need to pay attention to this shift if they're to move the feast closer to those most in need.

Give and Take?

Caroline Davey | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK Politics
Caroline Davey

Whatever the truth, it is low income families who will feel the pinch from the government pulling the rug out from under them. Happy Christmas from the Chancellor.