London 8 October 2026: Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) welcomes proposals to boost jobs, enterprise and economic growth—but questions a political agenda that appears to prioritise inherited wealth ove...

Media Comment: London 1 October 2026: Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) welcomes much of the direction set out by Prime Minister Andy Burnham in his first Party Conference speech as Prime Minister. Alth...

New parliamentary session offers an opportunity to turn the Prime Minister’s “Preventative State” from an ambition into practical government policy London 31 August 2026. As MPs return to Westminster ...

Calls to weaken the pension triple lock miss the bigger question: if Government needs more revenue, it should look to accumulated wealth rather than weakening an important protection against pensioner...

Good idea, Angela. We’re pleased to help. On 5 July, Taxpayers Against Poverty submitted a package of policy proposals to Government. We know they reached Number 10 North. One of them was My Home Stat...

New parliamentary session offers an opportunity to turn the Prime Minister’s “Preventative State” from an ambition into practical government policy London 31 August 2026. As MPs return to Westminster on Tuesday 1 September, Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is calling on the new Government to make preventing poverty, reducing the cost of living and improving financial security central tests of success in its first full parliamentary session under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The House of Commons r

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By Tom Burgess, CEO, Taxpayers Against Poverty 15 May 2026Britain feels increasingly stuck.Millions of people are working harder while feeling less secure. Housing costs remain painfully high. Public ...

London, 27 March 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has responded to the latest UK government announcement on poverty levels, warning that the figures confirm a deepening national failure to prote...

March 2026, article by Sylvie Rouhani, Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty  Since 2010, subsequent governments have pushed austerity policies, specifically aimed at the most vulnerable people in ...