More than 320,000 people living in absolute poverty, including pensioners and their families, were expected to miss out on ...

Data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero suggested 2.73 million households, around 11% of families, were in ...

Three in 10 children in the UK are living in poverty, according to record high government figures branded a “ source of ...

In England, official statistics consider a household to be in fuel poverty if their home has a poor energy efficiency rating of band D or below and their disposable income after housing and fuel ...

EXCLUSIVE: Working group with industry set up last year by Holyrood ministers proposes 'deliverable scheme' for discounted ...

THE number of children living in poverty in Britain has reached a record high of almost 4.5 million, official figures revealed today.

State pension increases have outpaced increases to working age benefits due to “the triple lock”, which ensures annual ...

The fuel poverty gap in 2024 was £407 on average, down slightly from £426 in 2023 in real prices (Alamy/PA) More than one in 10 households were struggling to pay their energy bills to heat ...

open image in gallery More than one in 10 households faced fuel poverty and struggled to pay bills last year, energy department figures revealed (PA) Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ...