London. It's the epicentre of Britain but without it the UK's GDP is equivalent to the poorest state in the US. And one fifth of the total population is living in poverty.

The level rose slightly on the previous year while the number of children living in poverty has remained steady.

New research from the University of Oxford finds that more than one in five children born after 2013 experience poverty for ...

Thea Jaffe never expected to use a baby bank. In fact, she was responsible for referring other single parents from her local community group to the charity Little Village, which provides essential ...

Poverty in Britain continues to reach record highs with around 14.2 million people (21 per cent) still living in deprivation, a stark new report has warned. These figures will grow higher by the end ...

Report reveals that nearly 7 million people are living on well below the UK median income as the nation's poorest get even poorer Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released on ...

Official figures on the number of children living in poverty in the UK are expected to be revised down over concerns they have not been accurately reflecting household income. For more than 30 years, ...

Bishop of Salford John Arnold is backing a campaign to provide free school meals for all primary school children in England.

Austerity-era benefit cuts plunged nearly a quarter of British children into poverty, study finds - DWP secretary says that ...