MARY-ANN STEPHENSON: Women in the UK are more likely to be poorer than men. Our social security system would be different if it were based around the needs of women living in poverty.
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MADELEINE MOON MP: The access to welfare bill has its second reading today. It could bring an end to the indignity terminally ill people face when applying for benefits.
JOHN VEIT-WILSON: Abolishing the causes of poverty will not cost the country more money than it has or can afford, but political will is essential.
Andrew Harrop introduces our blog series on what a future government should do to mend social security and poverty in the decade ahead.
Spending on support for older people in England will need to rise by £35 billion to meet frail pensioners’ support and care needs by 2030, a new Fabian Society report reveals.