The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Leaders warn that unless the Government takes action on rising energy prices, fuel poverty will put additional pressure on an already overwhelmed NHS.

New research suggests that Northern Ireland will be the ‘UK region’ worst affected by fuel poverty

The hardest-hit region is set to be Northern Ireland

An eight-year-old boy is often hungry, but knows if he tells his mum, she will eat less herself and go hungry. He hates the thought, so he stays quiet.

Estimated 45m people will struggle to pay energy bills this winter with predicted rises in price cap

Rock legend Noel Gallagher will join fellow singers Melanie C and Emeli Sande at a very special charity gala next month, as the star-studded lineup aim to help young people affected by poverty through charitable initiative Football for Change

Sudanese protester Alaa Salah became a symbol of her country's revolution after standing atop a car, dressed in white, and singing to her fellow demonstrators. Ugandan climate-justice activist Vanessa Nakate went from protesting alone at the gates of her country's parliament to demanding action from world leaders at the United…

Matthew Desmond’s first book since his Pulitzer Prize winning “Evicted” is not just a study of who is poor in the world’s richest country

The newly appointed Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, said the upcoming COP27 climate summit is "an opportunity" to introduce the world to Egypt's water poverty. Swailem indicated that Egypt depends on boosting its cooperation with the Nile Basin countries to benefit from its resources and reduce…