The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

When the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting recession pushed 120 million people worldwide into extreme poverty in 2020, many countries relied on social-protection measures to cushion the blow. By May 2021, a total of 3,333 such schemes had been planned or implemented in 222 countries or territories.

Anthony Albanese may speak proudly of being raised by a single mum in public housing, but life has become a lot harsher for those with less

Meet the new student leaders Emma Murphy and Grace Boyle

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki recently painted a gloomy picture of the country and its prospects. He said the governing African National Congress (ANC), led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, did not have a national plan to address the country’s many socio-economic problems. These include high and growing unemployment, inequality,…

Devastating flooding in Kentucky has killed 25 people and the toll is expected to rise, the southern US state's governor said Saturday, as rescuers and residents continued a harrowing search for survivors. Torrential rain earlier this week caused unprecedented flash flooding in 13 counties in eastern Kentucky, AFP said. Many…

MPs and charities are supporting a new billing structure featuring subsidised lower-cost energy for people in need

Huge rise in numbers forced to choose between eating and heating in UK, says charity

The league table ranks the areas of the UK most at risk during heatwaves with analysis suggesting those most affected are closest to the poverty line after temperatures hit 41C

The fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates 8.7 million UK households will be in fuel poverty this winter.

Until a hero like Marcus Rashford forces people to confront the reality of hungry children, misinformation and complacency about the lives of the poorest reign, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a financial crisis. But she’s uncomfortably close.