The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant, have focused on one of three things: how much it will cost, calculations about how much revenue would need to be raised (but without assessing the ripple effects), and how it might affect…

'How can we have food poverty when we’ve got an obesity crisis?'

Kenneth Lawrie says the plan will help the council make tough decisions in the coming five years

The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, runaway inflation and climate change are all fuelling a global food security crisis. Gayle E. Smith is the chief executive officer of the ONE Campaign, an NGO co-founded by the singer Bono. She spoke to FRANCE 24 about fighting extreme poverty in the…

Previously only social work staff could give out the special destitution payments but the cost of living crisis means there is a need to respond urgently so other health workers are now being authorised to do so.

Delivering the 2023 budget address that will serve as her reelection platform, Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion spending plan has a laundry list of new and continued investments intended to ease violence, homelessness and poverty.

The local authority has outlined its education recovery and improvement strategy for season 2022/23, with tackling the poverty-related attainment gap a primary focus.

SCOTLAND’s Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has said that UK Government policy is undermining Holyrood’s attempts to help those living in…

After facing poverty throughout her childhood Sunny wanted to raise money for Christian Aid through the challenge and has raised over £4000 for the charity.

He defended claims people could cook meals from scratch for 30p

Lee Anderson made the bold claims in a searing rant to young Conservative party members, adding that food banks are only set up by "do-gooders" who want to "make themselves feel good."