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A teenage girl with her head in her hands (picture posed by a model), February 2, 2020
YOUNG people who are trapped in the cost-of-living crisis face desperate choices between food, utilities and transport, new research has found.
A report by the YMCA, published today, highlighted testimonies from young people living in supported housing and how their struggles are driving a “significant decline” in mental and physical wellbeing.
The report also highlights funding difficulties faced by YMCA’s local groups, which have seen a surge in demand for housing, amid soaring rents and energy bills, limit their ability to provide essential services.
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
Our housing crisis isn’t an accident – it’s class war, trapping millions in poverty while landlords and billionaires profit. To solve it, we need comprehensive transformation, not mere tokenistic reform, writes BECK ROBERTSON
