The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Those set to retire in 2050 will receive £800 less per year than current pensioners, experts warned

Heatwaves have become more frequent and intense, causing a search for solutions to cool cities. With energy poverty leaving people more unprotected inside their homes, climate shelters can be an option to make cities resistant to extreme temperatures.

Having never expanded Medicaid, Texas avoided most of the looming federal cuts other states will face. But the Affordable Care Act is a different story.

Casting two Netflix stars in this funny and astute modernisation of the life of Saint Clare of Assisi shows that the gulf between rich and poor never changes

G20 chair South Africa warned Thursday that abandoning the rules-based global order and declining cooperation could derail 2030 development goals to end hunger, eradicate extreme poverty and fight climate change.

A child poverty strategy had been due to be published in spring but was subsequently delayed until autumn to align with the Chancellor’s budget.

Details of how fairer pay can be provided for adult social care workers are due to be set out by Government.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. What began as a struggle for power has turned into a national catastrophe. More than 14 million people have been displaced. Health and education systems have collapsed and food…

In the past three years, at least 11 EU countries have seen an increase in poverty levels. Women and young adults are more likely to face poverty or social exclusion.