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In Havering, it’s easy to assume poverty is someone else’s problem. But beneath the surface lies a stark reality: thousands of residents—children, pensioners, and working adults—are quietly struggling to make ends meet.
A report produced by Havering Council has identified “significant pockets of deprivation” where residents face considerably lower life expectancies than other wards.
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Margaret Mullane, Labour prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Dagenham and Rainham, has reacted to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures released on poverty levels in the nation.
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On the 24 October, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation released a report into the levels of destitution across the Uk. The
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Boroughs continue to face immense financial pressures and the entire funding system needs significant reform, London Councils has declared in
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Nearly 7,500 children do not have enough food to eat in Havering, new data from London Assembly Labour reveals. Local
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The London Borough of Havering is classified as being one of the top five most affluent boroughs in London. Yet,
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London boroughs are braced for many of their residents experiencing the ‘hardest of hard times’ over the coming months, even
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Today, Dagenham and Rainham MP Jon Cruddas writes in the Havering Daily on the food insecurity rises as cost-of-living crisis starts
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Yesterday MP’s rejected the plan to extend free school meals during the holiday period. A teacher who lives in Havering,
Read more‘There are many children who come to school not having eaten breakfast and often their parents can’t afford to feed
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