Poverty

'It is such a relief that we won't miss a meal'
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Posted
24 April
North East named food insecurity 'hotspot' - study
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England
Posted
24 April
Pet food bank opens third base as demand keeps rising
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Tyne
Posted
22 April
Schools running more foodbanks than charitable groups
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Bristol
Posted
17 April
'People were eating dog food. Now we feed them'
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
9 April
Demand for support at baby bank doubles
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Shropshire
Posted
29 March
PSHE KS3 / KS4: Coping with financial pressures
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BBC Teach
Posted
27 August 2019
KS3 / KS4 / GCSE History: Post-war - Poverty and overcrowding in London’s East End in the 1960s
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BBC Teach
Posted
22 March
Almost a quarter of NI children living in poverty
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Northern Ireland
Posted
27 March
College cuts spark warning over widening access
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Scotland
Posted
25 March
Analysis. The low pay puzzle. Audio, 28 minutes
Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
UK sees biggest increase in poverty for 30 years
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UK
Posted
21 March
Child poverty in Scotland shows little change
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Scotland Politics
Posted
21 March
File on 4. No Place to Call Home. Audio, 38 minutes
No place to call home: A child's eye view of life in temporary accommodation.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Global charity boss says Londoners in need of meals
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London
Posted
17 March
Handyman switching off energy when support ends
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England
Posted
5 March
The Food Programme. Feeding Norfolk. Audio, 29 minutes
Delia Smith sends the team to Norfolk to see what's being done to fix food poverty there.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
'My twin died before prom, now we're helping others go'
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Somerset
Posted
1 March
KS3 / KS4 PSHE: L8R Youngers 3
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BBC Teach
Posted
27 February
People given free sim cards to address digital divide
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Gloucestershire
Posted
13 February
You, Me and the Big C: About Cancer and Homelessness. Audio, 50 minutes
Lauren Mahon returns to host this legacy episode discussing cancer and homelessness.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
Two-child benefit cap: ‘Every month is a struggle’
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UK
Posted
31 January
Teenager calls for universal free school meals
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Tyne
Posted
30 January
Pensioners' dependence on food bank triples
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London
Posted
29 January