The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Scotland became the first country in the world to eradicate period poverty when Labour MSP Monica Lennon’s parliamentary Bill made it law in 2021

A study found that panhandlers received more generous donations if they were dressed in a suit

Analysis from Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds rents for new lets could rise sharply

Band’s track Food for Thought highlights poverty crisis with concertgoers asked to bring items for Trussell Trust

Growing up in the North, Louise Powell lived below the poverty line. Now a writer, director and filmmaker, with her scripts broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra and performed at theatres, the 30-year-old said free school meals allowed her to “break the cycle”. In our final #FreeMadeMe interview — in…

The improvements aim to make homes warmer and reduce fuel poverty with the grants ranging from between £8,500 to £13,000 per property.

Professor Richard Murphy, political economist and chartered accountant, says increasing interest costs will force hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of UK households into poverty

‘Worst time’ for UK to impose spending cuts, says UN rapporteur

A poll for the End Fuel Poverty Coalition suggests 76% think the Government is not doing enough to support vulnerable households this winter.

Exclusive: Olivier de Schutter says cuts could violate human rights laws, calling instead for higher taxes on rich

Since the first case of the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda was confirmed in mid-September, the number of cases has topped 127 across seven districts, including 17 in the capital city Kampala.