Despite the brief glimpse of spring we enjoyed last week, things are feeling bleak. My job involves influencing change and creating better outcomes for people across social security, energy and housing. But what we’re seeing is that people are worried, and, in many cases, desperate.

There’s been a wave of higher bills hitting households, which is especially tough on people who have already cut back what they can. And as the situation worsens, the UK Government is not investing in positive change but instead proposing cuts to payments for sick and disabled people. This is despite its own figures showing that this will push an additional 250,000 people into poverty – including 50,000 children.

What we need is urgent action, not more cuts that put our........

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