The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

More than 1 in 4 children are living in homes where people are forced to skip or cut back on meals because of financial concerns, as campaigners warn the crisis should ‘shame the government to its core’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As a new report finds that one in four children are in homes where meals are skipped because of the cost of living crisis, the nation’s morale would be raised if an unacceptable level of hardship for so many families could be eased. Lifting the two-child…

The data comes ahead of the government’s strategy on child poverty, which is expected to be published this autumn

The United Nations chief is warning that soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don’t guarantee peace

Editorial: A shift to prevention will only succeed if ministers take a bold approach to regulation and lift people out of poverty

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults think personal choices are a major driver of poverty and homelessness, while fewer blame a lack of government support

Letters: Readers respond to the archbishop of York’s call for an end to the two-child benefit cap

A SCOTTISH charity which provides meals to school pupils in poverty-hit countries is now feeding three million children every day after it scaled up…

Some 86% of state-funded schools and colleges in England – both primary and secondary – were surveyed by the Children’s Commissioner’s office.

When people think about living in poor neighborhoods, they often assume everything costs less. But the reality is more complicated. Many everyday expenses actually cost more in these areas, creating extra stress for those already struggling. This can make it even harder to get ahead or break the cycle of…

She escaped poverty to become a leading light of the Labour party, only to be brought down over a property tax payment scandal