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Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts
Projections show almost four million pensioners will be living in poverty by 2040. It threatens to destroy the dream of a relaxed and comfortable later life, writes Independent Age's Joanna Elson
Is there really a 'clear plan' to tackle UK's housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto

Is there really a 'clear plan' to tackle UK's housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto
Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch

Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch
How shuttered airports could be brought back to life to tackle UK's housing crisis
How shuttered airports could be brought back to life to tackle UK's housing crisis
We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty

'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
Everything you need to know about Tories' watered-down leasehold reforms

Everything you need to know about Tories' watered-down leasehold reforms
'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything

'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs

One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs
Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?

Labour unveils 'ambitious' plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021

'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless

'I'm sad, angry and confused': These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless
Is the homeownership dream over for young people? Here's how old the average first-time buyer really is

Is the homeownership dream over for young people? Here's how old the average first-time buyer really is
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials

Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
General Election 2024: What next for rental reforms? All parties must vow to support renters

General Election 2024: What next for rental reforms? All parties must vow to support renters
Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city

Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds

Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'

Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Here's why I love Netflix's hugely problematic Buying London

Here's why I love Netflix's hugely problematic Buying London
Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds

Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'

Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is
White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world's first Museum of Homelessness
