The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Out of the 14 million people living in poverty, 3.5 million are disabled people and another 3.5 million have a disabled person in their household, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

The Trussell Trust's chief executive Emma Revie used a Christmas carol service to reveal her fears for the coming weeks as financial hardship grips poverty-hit families

Vanessa Brown, coordinator of the charity that runs Meanwood Pantry, said they've seen a massive increase in need since October

Study suggests the health of the nation is being made worse by poverty, poor housing, a lack of heating and missing meals

Mental health charity demands greater government support after survey shows more than half of all students suffer some form of depression

A new report calls for targeted help for those who will no longer qualify from changes next spring

21% of the children reported not being able to get food they wanted in the last month because there was not enough money available

Since the “refugee crisis” in 2015 precipitated the rise of the far right in Europe, debates on the impact of migration on welfare states have raged across the continent. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that EU- and non-EU migrants alike still struggle to access welfare benefits in their European countries…

Campaigners urge policymakers to act on ‘cycle of poverty’ entrapping generations of British muslims