The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

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

THE impact of Tory welfare cuts on under-25s have been revealed in new figures showing more than half of children with young mothers are living in…

As in Scotland, many people have looked at the United Kingdom and decided that it’s simply not working for them, says WalesOnline’s Will Hayward

Concern the money crisis and fuel costs will lead people to more risky behaviour at home have been raised by fire chiefs who expect a rise in call-outs in the months ahead

PEOPLE living in Shetland have been warned they could need to earn over £100,000 to avoid fuel poverty, according to the islands' council.

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine

Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy.

The granddaughter of a former Lebanese president and ex-diplomat Monday announced her candidacy for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections on a platform critical of Iran-backed Hezbollah party. The country’s political woes are compounded by its crippling economic crisis, which the World Bank says is the worst worldwide in over…