The UK’s Universal Credit programme, which aims to roll six forms of state welfare including unemployment and housing benefits into one, was launched in 2010 with the aim of supporting people to work.

Charity turned cruel under Victorian law, where the poor were punished for their poverty. Workhouses reshaped society’s view of help—from compassion to control Dietitians say you shouldn't take these ...

My copy of The Victorians came in the same post as a clipping from the (London) Daily Telegraph. The article opens, "Revisiting the Victorian era for lessons to apply in the 21st century may seem an ...

A United Nations report on poverty in the United Kingdom has painted a damning picture of a nation where “compassion” for the poorest has been replaced with a “mean-spirited” approach reminiscent of ...

Warrington’s workhouse offered harsh refuge for the poor, saving lives while separating families in an unforgiving system ...