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Challenges of engaging with Universal Credit system impact on the health and wellbeing of people experiencing homelessness

King’s College London, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Groundswell explored experiences of Universal Credit (UC) to understand the welfare reform’s impact on people who are homeless, and how this might affect their health. The research was … Continue reading

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We need to pay more attention to the longer term implications of food banking

The UK news this week has been dominated by reports that there are now more foodbanks in the UK than there are branches of McDonald’s. The issue of food poverty and the need for foodbanks remains a contentious political issue.  … Continue reading

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