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Opinion: Coronavirus Has Had a Devastating Impact on Mental Health, but It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

Harriet Williamson

Coronavirus was always going to be difficult for people with mental health conditions, but political decisions rooted in Tory ideology have made things much worse, writes Harriet Williamson.

Report: How Universal Credit Is Exacerbating Financial Abuse Under Lockdown

Lucy Whitehouse

The way that universal credit is paid puts survivors of abuse at increased risk. With lockdown further exacerbating these issues, survivors and activists alike are calling for changes to the system to better protect those in danger, writes Lucy Whitehouse.

‘We Want a Rent Strike Now’: the People Poised to Take on Their Landlords

Sophie K Rosa

In the absence of government-backed rent relief or rent suspensions, people across the country are unable to pay their rent. Sophie K Rosa speaks to some of the people ready to go on rent strike.

People Keep Starving to Death in Tory Britain

Harriet Williamson

Errol Graham was found starved to death in a flat with no electricity or gas supply. His tragic and entirely avoidable death shines a light on the deadly consequences of our government's brutal austerity programme, writes Harriet Williamson.

GE2019: ‘It Absolutely Needs to Go’: We Asked People Affected by Universal Credit If It Should Be Scrapped

Natalie Leal

The Conservative government’s flagship welfare reform, Universal Credit, has been besieged by problems from the very start, driving thousands into debt and to foodbanks. We asked recipients and people who work with them what they think of Labour's plan to scrap the system entirely.

Report: Universal Credit Is Riddled With Issues, but Have Some Flaws Been Deliberately Designed Into the System?

Natalie Leal

Universal credit has proved so unfit for purpose that Labour has said it will replace it entirely if elected next month. But perhaps the most controversial element of the policy is mounting evidence that suggests some of its cruellest flaws aren't accidental failings; the Tories may have deliberately built them in to the system to deter claimants.

Universal Credit: Charity Food Banks Forced to Compensate for Failing Benefits System

Natalie Leal

With charity food banks forced to expand into the space left behind by a shrinking welfare state, we spoke to three women who rely on them.

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