The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Some 6,000 to 7,000 people die each winter from fuel poverty, but the figure is likely to be ‘much higher this year’, UCL researchers say

Inflation to put three million more in poverty, warns Resolution Foundation

Winter ‘humanitarian crisis’ will damage children’s lungs and brain development

When two-thirds of the population face fuel poverty, it is clear that we’ll need more than just quick fixes to this crisis, says professor of epidemiology Michael Marmot

The warning comes as an exclusive Mirror poll shows voters don't believe Liz Truss has a plan to ease families' suffering

The Government must act to prevent an estimated 55% of UK households plunging into fuel poverty by January, an expert review said.

An estimated 55% of UK households will be in fuel poverty this winter.

More than three million are expected to fall into absolute poverty in ‘worst two-year change on record’.

Internet shutdowns rippled through cash-strapped Lebanon on Tuesday after employees of the country's state-owned telecom company went on strike, demanding higher wages. It was the latest reflection of one of the world's worst economic disasters, which has pulled three quarters of Lebanon's 6 million people into poverty. The Lebanese pound…

THE Scottish Government has been urged to provide an extra £100 a month for young parents penalised by Tory benefit rules ...

EXCLUSIVE: Charities says under 25s are penalised by the Tory Government and want the SNP-Green Government to intervene