The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Ten years ago I was at a preview screening at the British Film Institute (BFI) of short films shot and set in London. My smartphone-filmed short, 160 Characters, was part of the programme and told the story of me raising my son Jim alone.

Unicef UK found they were over twice as far from the target of 75% of pre-schoolers reaching ‘good level of development’

Figures from charity Marie Curie show that around 111,000 people die in poverty each year in the UK.

Editorial: Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must face

A FORM of Scottish independence “has begun already” due to the growing cultural and political divide between England and Scotland, a leading…

No one ever plans to be poor. But poverty doesn’t always arrive in one dramatic moment—it often creeps in quietly, disguised as normal behavior or...

Save The Children NI also urged the Stormont Executive to unveil the details of their anti poverty strategy.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After years when the party seemed to be undeclared disciples of austerity, the government’s conscience – prompted by some shocking electoral setbacks – has been awoken. For the country’s sake, as well as its own, children must now be at the heart of everything it does,…

The government’s announcement won’t mean much if disability and Pip cuts push more families into poverty, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee