The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Dignity is something we all deserve. Workers should feel valued and respected, yet so many are being thrust into in-work poverty due to low pay.

Health experts encourage doctors to talk about nutrition and socio-economic circumstances

The 36-11 vote came after a debate over the project’s merits in an area beset by poverty and whether the land could be better used for public housing.

The damning indictment emerged as campaigners came together to call for more action

For the first time since the welfare state was created, the food bank will be our safety net and charity our last line of defence, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford.

Stories of individual hardship and suffering are included in the report from the North East Child Poverty Commission

The North East Child Poverty Commission has highlighted a 'growing chasm' between the Government's levelling up agenda and the reality in the region

After the election, some politicians in Congress will try to pass tax credits for large corporations. It would be outrageous for Congress to pass tax cuts for the wealthy without expanding the CTC

The way we perceive poverty, hunger and household food insecurity is shaped by media, government policy, public relations, advertising and personal experience. But one persistent strand is the notion that poverty and food insecurity are the result of poor personal choices and priorities.

Warning that the world is in "great peril," the head of the United Nations says leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality — and address divisions among major powers that have gotten worse since Russia invaded…