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Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre

The Independent UK

You're not getting child tax credit checks anymore. Here's why

WASHINGTON — If you raised children during the pandemic, you probably remember something remarkable: getting checks in the mail, every month, from the federal government.

Los Angeles Times

Cost of living payments for 2023 will leave families ‘worse off’, say campaigners

£900 support won’t be enough, says End Fuel Poverty Coalition as government sets out payment schedule

The Independent UK

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DWP announcement on £900 cash boost for Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credit recipients

The payments, which were confirmed in the autumn statement, will be made up of three payments that will go directly to bank accounts

Wales Online

Brazil markets tumble on Lula's first full day in office

Brazilian markets delivered a withering verdict on leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first full day in office on Monday, after he pledged to prioritize social issues and ordered a budget-busting extension to a fuel tax exemption.

Reuters

Anti-poverty charity calls for further increase to Scottish Child Payment

A SCOTTISH anti-poverty charity has said it will push for a further increase to the Scottish Child Payment in 2023.

The National (Scotland)

Jail time hardened Lula's resolve to tackle poverty over profit

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 580-day stretch behind bars imbued him with a renewed sense of social justice, the leftist's allies and confidants said, convincing him of the need to prioritize ending poverty over boosting profits.

Reuters

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Nicola Sturgeon vows her Government will do 'everything it can' to help vulnerable with cost-of-living

In a New Year message, the First Minister said she and her cabinet colleagues would make tackling poverty the priority.

Daily Record

Sturgeon: I promise Government will do what it can to protect vulnerable

The First Minister said tackling poverty would be a priority for ministers in the next year.

The Independent UK

World pays hommage to Brazilian 'king of football' Pelé

Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, has died at the age of 82.

Radio France Internationale

Pele, Brazilian Legend of the Beautiful Game, Dies at 82

Pele, the legendary Brazilian football player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. "due to multiple…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nine million spent Christmas in ‘Dickensian’ housing conditions, survey finds

Millions of adults with serious health conditions are spending Christmas in cold damp homes, according to research

The Independent UK

Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

360info

Charity and Capitalism Are Better Than Government

When I was young, I assumed government would lift people out of poverty. But those policies often do more harm than good.

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Liverpool Echo

Lack of internet is a 'poverty trap' for city's most vulnerable

In an ever-increasing digital world, people who cannot afford laptops, smartphones and broadband risk being left behind

Chicago Sun-Times

Failure by Congress to extend federal child tax credit hurts tens of thousands of children in Illinois

Our federal lawmakers and state legislators should make it a priority to help our most vulnerable residents when they get back to work next month.

The Independent UK

AP Year in Pictures: A vibrant Latin America and Caribbean

The best images taken in 2022 by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean revealed the reality of migration, poverty and violence, but they also showcased the region's intense, vibrant and colorful daily life.

Al Jazeera

Why do the rich get richer — even during global crises?

Every 30 hours, the pandemic spawned a new billionaire, while pushing a million people into poverty. Here’s why.

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Manchester Evening News

On the frontline of the 'poverty war': Desperate calls from GPs, suicidal young men, and families with £20 to live on for a week

“It was devastating,” James reflected. “People were sitting there lost."

ABC News

Barbara Kingsolver returns to Appalachia to tackle opioid crisis, in Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, returned to her home turf of Appalachia to tackle one of its most urgent issues — with a little help from David Copperfield.

The Conversation

How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023

The year 2022 was a tough one for the growing number of people living in food insecurity and energy poverty around the world, and the beginning of 2023 is looking bleak.

Salon

Here's how to end gridlock in D.C.

Ambitious policy solutions can break through partisan paralysis and change America. It's time to go big

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Slams Taliban for Women's NGO Jobs Ban in Afghanistan

The US has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions. The Taliban takeover last year sent Afghanistan’s economy into a tailspin and transformed the country, driving millions into poverty and hunger. Foreign aid…

Manchester Evening News

'We shouldn't exist': Inside the very special Christmas toy shop where no-one has to pay a penny

The Wood Street Mission is once again helping the 64,500 children in poverty in Manchester and Salford

WEKU

The Pope condemned the human 'hunger for wealth and power' at a Christmas Eve Mass

Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.

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