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Lanarkshire debt charity says more than a third of new clients are suicidal due to cost of living crisis

In their latest survey, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Scotland found a concerning upward trend in the number of clients who felt lonely and isolated before seeking debt help.

Daily Record

Researchers attach body cameras to children to study New Zealand poverty

Images from world-first project show ‘shameful’ differences between conditions faced by children in most- and least-advantaged households

The Guardian - AU

Tackling booze and drugs deaths has to be top priority in Scotland as new stats paint grim picture

Cutting poverty levels is needed to battle Scotland's drugs and alcohol problems, but it requires progressive policies from Holyrood and Westminster, writes the Record View.

Daily Record

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Child poverty increasing in key worker households, warns TUC

Study suggests number has risen by 65,000 in two years

Wales Online

1 in 5 kids from key worker families are living in poverty - see which area hit hardest

The analysis, undertaken for the TUC by Landman Economic, shows kids from key worker families in the North East are suffering the most, with 41 per cent living in poverty.

Daily Mirror

Poverty is not a partisan issue

Bipartisan support for substantial policy reforms - not one-off payments - is needed urgently to share the inevitable pain of reduced living standards, writes Susan St John.

Newsroom.co.nz

Shocking stats show nearly 25,000 Lanarkshire kids living in poverty

The End Child Poverty coalition are calling for further action

Daily Record

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Racism in South Africa: why the ANC has failed to dismantle patterns of white privilege

One of the sources of social discontent in post-apartheid South Africa is the legacy of white racism. This toxic legacy is evident in racialised poverty and inequality.

The Conversation

Police officers using food banks to feed families as they fight crime AND poverty

Despite a recent £1,900 flat wage increase across all police ranks in England and Wales thousands of officers are now fighting poverty as well as crime

Daily Mirror

Frontline council staff in Renfrewshire are struggling to feed their families

GMB union hits out in pay row as strike action looms, saying: "We have taken devastating calls from members telling us they can’t afford to live"

Daily Record

Unequal power relations driven by poverty fuel sexual violence in Lake Chad region

There have been multiple instances of sexual violence against women and girls in the Lake Chad region since terrorism activity started in the area in 2009. The region includes Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

The Conversation

Pa. continues to fund antiabortion organization in new budget

As it’s done for years, the state of Pennsylvania approved funding in the budget it passed last month to support the antiabortion movement, some of it with money diverted from cash assistance for people in poverty.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Group of young people take on fundraising walk to tackle period poverty in the North East

The Menstrual Bakers is helping to provide girls and women with period products who may not be able to afford them

Chronicle Live

British Gas, EDF, Scottish Power, Octopus: Energy support funds as bills set to reach £3,600

The average bill is expected to hit around £3,600 in October and then rise again in January with experts warning that thousands could fall into fuel poverty as the cost of living and energy crisis continues.

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The Independent UK

BP ‘laughing all the way to the bank’ with bumper profits while households face poverty, say campaigners

Oil giant sees profits triple to £6.9bn in second quarter while households struggle with massive bill increases

Daily Record

Scots teachers left 'repairing the damage' caused by covid lockdowns on pupils

MSPs have been warned the attainment gap between the richest and poorest pupils in Scotland has widened as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangkok Post

How a universal basic income helped Kenyans

When the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting recession pushed 120 million people worldwide into extreme poverty in 2020, many countries relied on social-protection measures to cushion the blow. By May 2021, a total of 3,333 such schemes had been planned or implemented in 222 countries or territories.

The Guardian - AU

Sole parents like myself are facing homelessness. It’s time our PM realised this is not the Australia he grew up in

Anthony Albanese may speak proudly of being raised by a single mum in public housing, but life has become a lot harsher for those with less

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New QUB and UU Student Union Presidents on the challenges ahead as they take up key roles

Meet the new student leaders Emma Murphy and Grace Boyle

The Conversation

South Africa is trapped again: what kind of leaders can set the country free

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki recently painted a gloomy picture of the country and its prospects. He said the governing African National Congress (ANC), led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, did not have a national plan to address the country’s many socio-economic problems. These include high and growing unemployment, inequality,…

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Kentucky Flooding Death Toll Rises to 25

Devastating flooding in Kentucky has killed 25 people and the toll is expected to rise, the southern US state's governor said Saturday, as rescuers and residents continued a harrowing search for survivors. Torrential rain earlier this week caused unprecedented flash flooding in 13 counties in eastern Kentucky, AFP said. Many…

The Guardian - UK

Can ‘social tariffs’ solve the UK’s looming fuel poverty cataclysm?

MPs and charities are supporting a new billing structure featuring subsidised lower-cost energy for people in need

The Guardian - UK

Food and fuel poverty has more than tripled in a year, says Citizens Advice

Huge rise in numbers forced to choose between eating and heating in UK, says charity

Daily Mirror

UK's heat hazard hotspots ranked on 'league table' as temperatures set to soar again

The league table ranks the areas of the UK most at risk during heatwaves with analysis suggesting those most affected are closest to the poverty line after temperatures hit 41C

The Independent UK

Unfolding cost-of-living crisis ‘like watching slow-motion trainwreck’

The fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates 8.7 million UK households will be in fuel poverty this winter.

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