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Myths about generous benefits mask the truth of Tory Britain: shamefully low taxes for the rich

Until a hero like Marcus Rashford forces people to confront the reality of hungry children, misinformation and complacency about the lives of the poorest reign, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

‘True cost of aging’ index shows many seniors can’t afford basic necessities

Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a financial crisis. But she’s uncomfortably close.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Can Maryland run a lottery that doesn’t victimize people living in poverty?

This Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, with its jackpot of more than $1 billion — one of the highest ever in the nation’s history — has launched a lot of daydreaming of what life as a billionaire might be like (or, more realistically, a third- or half- billionaire after taxes, depending…

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Hundreds of West Dunbartonshire families on benefits are being affected by two-child limit on payments

Institute for Fiscal Studies report, published last week, found that benefit cuts had pushed up child poverty levels prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, with families with three or more children seeing “substantially larger” increases.

Daily Record

New call to scrap standing charge as families struggle with energy rises during cost of living crisis

Campaigners calls for daily fee to be abolished amid fears than more than a third of homes will be in fuel poverty by Christmas

Chronicle Live

PM hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak set out vision for the North

Their comments come after northern newspapers united to demand action on child poverty, the cost of living and levelling up.

Chronicle Live

George Floyd deserved a better life. A new book charts his trajectory from poverty to the US prison-industrial complex – and the impact of his death

George Perry Floyd, Jr. was murdered when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sank his knee into Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Video footage went viral within hours, helping to inspire protests against racism and police violence that lasted all the American summer of 2020.

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Minister: Lebanon to build new silos to ease wheat crisis

Cash-strapped Lebanon plans to build two new grain silos to fight its food security crisis for millions living in poverty

The Independent UK

Energy bills 'could reach almost £4,000 next year' as households face fuel poverty

Household energy costs could hit almost £4,000 from January, as Brits face these bills almost quadrupling due to the soaring cost of gas being passed on to consumers

Daily Mirror

Children more likely to die as babies and obesity epidemic: The challenges faced by infants in Oldham

A series of reports has painted a grim picture of the challenges faced by children growing up in the borough

Manchester Evening News

Morocco, World Bank Sign Agreement to Strengthen Human Capital

The World Bank approved last week $500 million to help strengthen human capital and resilience in Morocco. Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget Fouzi Lekjaa and World Bank Director of Operations for the Maghreb and Malta Jesko Hentschel signed the agreement on Monday, which represents the first tranche of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

40% of Welsh households can afford nothing beyond everyday essentials

A sobering new report lays bare the stark scale of the cost of living crisis

Wales Online

Mayor Joanne Anderson blames Arriva for strikes after 'pitiful' pay offer

City leader accuses company of pushing staff into poverty as bus strike set to head into eighth day

Liverpool Echo

Hospitals have 'responsibility to act' to help tackle the North East's shocking child poverty says NHS boss

Shocking child poverty figures have left the North East reeling

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South Africa has been warned that it faces an 'Arab Spring': so what are the chances?

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it has labelled the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequality.

Boston Herald

Editorial: Elderly poor should top college students for aid

“Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” –Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Reducing poverty and inequality should be ‘urgent public health necessity’

Poverty is toxic to people’s mental and physical health, the Centre for Mental Health said.

Manchester Evening News

With thousands in Greater Manchester living in poverty we warn Sunak and Truss: Don't turn your back on the North

One in four children in Greater Manchester is living in poverty, but the main Tory contenders to be our next Prime Minister are barely mentioning the promises to 'level up' the country made at the last election.

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Congress must pass more funding for international COVID-19 vaccination

Although the last relief package included crucial foreign assistance to undergird the global response to the pandemic, such efforts have slowed down. The United States must take the lead in helping those who need it the most.

Roll Call

House Democrats add child nutrition to legislative menu - Roll Call

Democrats say expanded school eligibility is needed to feed more children in communities with high poverty rates.

The Conversation

Industrial policy options for southern Africa: scenarios set out possibilities and risks

There is a need to transform the underlying economic principles of the economies in southern African countries to address the persistent challenges of severe poverty and unemployment.

The Hindu

Free organ transplant: 73 patients have benefitted since inception of scheme in 2019

Only below poverty line (BPL) patients are eligible under the free organ transplantation scheme — heart, liver, and kidney — in government and private-empaneled hospitals in Karnataka

360info

When the choice is between poor-quality medicine and no medicine at all

Poverty drives the market in inferior medicines just as it drives other examples of inequality. A socially integrated approach is needed to fight the problem.

The Times of India

Garment workers and their ongoing battle

Garment workers and their struggle with getting their compensation on time, lawfully and above the minimum wages seem to see some favourable amendments in a few Asian provinces ever since the round of petitions and treaties has been signed by several organisations, activists and institutions of NGOs. Earning a living…

The Independent UK

California OKs 'baby bonds' to help combat child poverty

California has approved trust funds for some children from low-income families who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19

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