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Who wins as energy bills soar? Oil and gas companies

Your annual energy bill could rise by another £800 in October according to UK electricity and gas market regulator Ofgem, which is set to lift the cap on energy prices (the maximum that energy suppliers can charge customers on a default tariff) in the autumn. The cap was already raised…

The Conversation

Cost of living: the unhealthy coping strategies which are likely to rise as energy bills soar – plus how to get help

The burden of very high energy prices does not fall evenly across society. The most vulnerable customers are more likely to be on the most expensive tariffs because they’re more likely to pay for their energy via prepayment meters and face barriers to switching, such as limited access to the…

The Conversation

Food bank demand for items to eat cold ‘mind blowing’, says Jack Monroe

Anti-poverty campaigner says many people cannot afford to turn on the hob because of high energy bills

The Guardian - UK

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Women who are denied abortions risk falling deeper into poverty. So do their kids

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits women's education, time in the workforce and wages. It also finds long-term negative impacts for their children.

WEKU

The biggest wave of Cuban migrants arriving in US since 1980 is driving policy changes

About 115,000 Cubans — more than one percent of the island’s population — have left their homeland fleeing poverty and repression and reached the U.S. in the past seven months, a mass migration wave on a scale not seen in four decades that has prompted recent changes in U.S. policy…

Miami Herald

Lower-decile students work harder, study finds

The stigma of stratifying schools may be reduced but won't be ended by the new equity index funding.

Newsroom.co.nz

Poverty alleviation a priority , says Justice Amanullah

Sensitisation workshop on Effective Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Scheme held

The Hindu

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AU chairperson says Africa a ‘collateral victim’ of Ukraine war

Millions of Africans have been pushed into extreme poverty by COVID and face rising costs because of the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

'Families worrying about how they’ll put food on their kids’ plates' - The reality of poverty in Greater Manchester in 2022

The 2022 'Poverty Monitor' heavily criticises the government's 'Levelling Up' agenda

Manchester Evening News

Up to 12 million households could face fuel poverty as energy bills keep surging

Jonathan Brearley, the head of energy regulator Ofgem, told MPs any such hike could see the number of households in 'fuel poverty' nearly double from 6.5 million to 12 million

Daily Mirror

Could strikes solve the cost of living crisis for Britain’s workers?

The courage of Britain’s train drivers might provide the inspiration for other workers to fight back against low pay, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Energy bills price cap to rise to nearly £3,000 in October

Demands for government action as millions face being pushed into poverty amid soaring energy bills

Liverpool Echo

New inquiry into children in poverty and how DWP can improve Child Maintenance Service launches

The estimated proportion of separated families without any child maintenance arrangements in place has risen to 44%.

Daily Record

‘Made in Cote d’Ivoire’ chocolatier puts women at centre of his cocoa revolution

Cote d’Ivoire’s premium chocolate maker Axel Emmanuel Gbaou saw a major problem in the country’s cocoa industry – the farmers live in poverty, their wives were not involved and so farmers’ children weren’t going to school. He set about revolutionising the sector.

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The Independent UK

New billionaire was created every 30 hours during the pandemic

Nearly one million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2022, according to Oxfam

Belfast Live

North Belfast poverty: 'Without the community spirit of Ardoyne and the Crumlin Road.. it's scary to think where we'd be'

"You're earning more money selling drugs - why a young person want to go into full time work if they are earning say £800 a week selling drugs? These are issues that need tackled"

Evening Standard

Superdrug cooks up cost of living campaign with Jack Monroe

Research revealed that 80% of customers felt the need for cost of living brands switch

The Independent UK

Superdrug partners with Jack Monroe to fight hygiene poverty

Jack Monroe has partnered with Superdrug to help customers “shop smart” amid the cost of living crisis.

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Manchester Evening News

Jack Monroe backs Superdrug as prices frozen on over 100 products

The retailer has also launched bigger discounts for staff and a 'buy one, bank one' scheme on period products

Bangkok Post

Waiting for China

Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, growth has averaged almost 10% a year, and more than 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty. There have also been significant improvements in access to health, education and other services, with the mainland now an…

Daily Mirror

E.On energy boss says 'prices are too high' as PM comes under growing pressure to help

One of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers has warned that up to 40% of its customers will be in fuel poverty by October unless the Government steps in

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson to stress work as the fix for cost of living crisis

Ministers remain unable to decide on ways to help as energy firm boss warns soon 40% could be in fuel poverty

Evening Standard

Boss of UK’s largest energy firm warns 40% of its customers could be in fuel poverty

The boss of the UK’s largest energy supplier has warned that 40 per cent of its customers could end up in fuel poverty amid surging costs.

Daily Record

Number of people in fuel poverty will double in October as cost of living crisis hits, energy boss warns

Michael Lewis, the chief executive of E.ON, said that the company was already seeing customers go into arrears and that when prices increase in a few months time they will not be able to manage.

The Independent UK

Energy boss warns 4 in 10 households facing fuel poverty

’Some people are at the edge and that will get worse,’ E.ON chief executive says – telling government to act now

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