The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

In Kabul, war and poverty have long created a permanent underclass of child beggars, scavengers and shoeshine boys, but their numbers have soared in recent months, reports Pamela Constable

The area has been described as a shadow of its former self, and council election candidates have pledged to tackle issues such as derelict land and the push for a new high school.

It helps arrive at estimates of poverty levels

Blaenau Ffestiniog produces around 133% more energy than it needs thanks to hydro power but it's one of the most deprived areas of Gwynedd

Elizabeth Evans said there is still stigma around being a single parent and the issue of poverty

Unemployment and poverty in oil-producing Niger Delta has made illegal crude refining an attractive but deadly business.

An explosion at an illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria's Rivers state killed over 100 people overnight, a local government official and the NGO Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) said on Saturday. "The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it affected over 100 people who were…

The money is from the Lived Experience Fund and groups who tackle poverty and inequality can apply for funding

The poverty campaigner has become a viral sensation with her money saving tips