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Editorial: Congress can help keep kids out of poverty

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jailing Indonesians for shark finning in Australian waters doesn't solve the real driver – poverty

Last week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. The four men were spotted off remote Niiwalarra/Sir Graham Moore island in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, more than 150 nautical miles inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone.

The Conversation

Michael Hiltzik: The Child Tax Credit is our greatest antipoverty program. Why is Congress letting it wither?

Here are some documented truths about the federal Child Tax Credit:

Los Angeles Times

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Glasgow set for Christmas ‘family adventure’ this weekend with live music and crafts

A charity tackling global poverty is hosting a Christmas Family Adventure this weekend in the west end, offering up live music and crafts alongside tasty treats.

Glasgow Live

Greggs opens 30th Outlet Shop as part of pledge to tackle UK food poverty

The new shop is in East London and helps the firm towards it goal of having 50 Outlet shops by 2025

Birmingham Post

Pre-loved bikes, trikes and scooters set to bring Christmas magic to children living in poverty

The bikes were donated at the Recycling Centres across Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Charity supporting struggling Londoners says bills crisis is stopping them doing more

On the Breadline: ‘We would like to open in the evenings, but that will bring higher utility costs’

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Daughter of ex-Thai PM Thaksin outlines opposition's vision

The daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is promising a new era of social equality, saying if her party is elected to power in next year’s election it will bring an end to poverty in the Southeast Asian nation

The Independent UK

Calls for boost to social security payment

An inquiry into poverty in Australia has heard calls to increase social security payments to help meet the rising cost of living.

AAP

Energy campaigners occupy St John's Shopping Centre in cost of living battle

A local teacher said: "How can energy companies justify their profits trebling while we freeze?"

Liverpool Echo

Scottish Government urged to protect people being forced to switch to pre-pay meters

One campaigner claims that putting vulnerable people onto a pre-payment meter is a like disconnecting their power.

Daily Record

‘A soul wound’: a First Nation built its culture around salmon. Now they have to fly it in frozen

As chinook numbers migrating to Canada fall 95% to record lows, communities are resorting to importing fish to keep their traditions alive

The Guardian - UK

‘Sweden has a poverty problem’: the social stores offering food at rock-bottom prices

Rising food and energy prices are being felt across Europe. In the first part of a new series, we look at the impacts on daily life

The Guardian - UK

Displaced Syrians Fear Turkish Threats Spell New Exodus

Syria's grinding conflict has already uprooted Ahmed Yassin and his family several times, but now they fear a threatened Turkish offensive will force them to flee the muddy camp they call home. The 34-year-old, his wife and two children live in Sandaf in Syria's Aleppo province -- just south of…

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Thousands of Australian single mothers shoulder cost of living pressures while facing poverty. So what help is out there?

Single parents across various income levels are struggling with the rising costs of living and many risk teetering into poverty.

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil activists occupy beds in Harrods in protest against fuel poverty

Protesters take to luxury beds and sofas in London store to call for action on ‘sky-rocketing’ energy bills

Daily Mirror

Harrods comes under siege as protestors hijack bed and sofa displays

Just Stop Oil activists got into a bed and laid on sofas in the Harrods department store, in Knightsbridge, London, before being escorted out by a reported 20 security guards

Evening Standard

Watch: Protest groups take action across London to highlight fuel poverty

Protest groups have taken coordinated action across London on what they have called the Fuel Poverty Day of Action. Campaigners from the Don’t Pay UK and Fuel Poverty Action groups held what they called a “warm up” at the British Museum and Stratford Westfield on Saturday afternoon. The groups held…

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The National (Scotland)

Protesters occupy Scottish Power HQ over rising energy bills

CAMPAIGNERS have occupied Scottish Power HQ in protest against rising energy bills and “sky-rocketing” levels of fuel poverty, according to…

Evening Standard

Protest groups take action across London to highlight fuel poverty

Don’t Pay UK said campaigners had bedded down with blankets, sleeping bags and hot water bottles in the foyer of Scottish Power HQ

Glasgow Live

Glasgow campaigners rallying outside Scottish Power demanding action on fuel poverty

Local campaigners have joined Extinction Rebellion Scotland protestors outside the entrance to Scottish Power HQ to demand government action against rising fuel poverty.

Salon

The fishers marginalized since apartheid

Small-scale fishers have long suffered discrimination in South Africa

Manchester Evening News

How one Manchester food bank aims to lift people out of food poverty for good

The Blackley-based food bank go beyond emergency provisions

Belfast Live

Belfast fuel poverty scheme criticised for £60,000 income threshold

Councillor said it was "outrageous" that Malone Park residents could be eligible for help

Edinburgh Live

New West Lothian foodbank centre now facing huge demand for furniture

From charity shop, to food distribution and community outreach West Lothian Foodbank's new Armadale centre is working to support those facing the greatest hardships this winter

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