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Brazil's lower house approves measure to make welfare program permanent

Brazil's lower house approved on Wednesday a measure that makes permanent the 400 reais ($80.58) Auxilio Brasil monthly welfare program for families in poverty situations, months ahead of the country's October presidential election.

Reuters

Groups call on Stone Mountain to cancel Confederate event

ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday joined a growing chorus of activist groups calling on the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to cancel a planned Confederal Memorial Day rally scheduled for the park Saturday, citing a legacy of racial hatred and violence connected to such rallies.

Tribune News Service

The World Is Back on a War Footing and We'll All Pay the Price

Mourn the end of a too-brief interlude of relative peace and prosperity.

Reason

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Nearly half North East families with young children now in poverty, new report says

Figures in the report, which finds the North East has the highest level of child poverty in the UK, have been described as "simply intolerable" by campaigners in the region

Chronicle Live

Scots pick up 200,000 food bank parcels a year in 'accelerating' poverty crisis

Trussell Trust figures show its Scottish network provided more than 197,000 food parcels to people facing financial hardship across the country from April 1 last year to March 21 this year.

Daily Record

SDLP Stormont Assembly election manifesto - key points

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said his party was focused "within every fibre of our being" on lifting people out of poverty

Belfast Live

Colombia poverty declined in 2021, but still above pre-pandemic levels

Poverty levels in Colombia fell last year versus 2020, amid an economic recovery in the Andean country, but have yet to return to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Under-resourcing many parents is a choice our society makes

Unconditional government programmes such as universal child benefit work best to alleviate poverty, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw

Newsroom.co.nz

No voters have raised Brexit Protocol or First Minister post during election campaign, says SDLP leader Colum Eastwood

He said the SDLP was focused "within every fibre of our being" on lifting people out of poverty

Belfast Live

‘Scandal’ of poverty in NI should be top election priority – SDLP leader

Colum Eastwood outlined a series of measures to deal with the cost-of-living crisis as the party published its manifesto.

The Independent UK

New petition calls for DWP benefits to increase in line with current rate of inflation

The petition highlights a looming ‘poverty emergency’ for the UK.

Daily Record

In Afghanistan, boys are becoming the breadwinners

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 Independent UK

Glasgow Election 2022: New high school needed in Springburn and Robroyston

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.

Glasgow Live

Fuel Poverty Action’s energy pricing plan is not just for the poorest

Letter: Ruth London explains how the campaign group’s Energy for All proposal, under which energy to cover basic needs would be free, could be funded

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February this year has intensified the risk of declining trade integration between countries. A process referred to as the deglobalisation of trade.

Manchester Evening News

Cost of living: How your energy bills are calculated and why they've gone up

Millions of households could be in fuel poverty by the end of the year

Daily Record

Scottish Government announces new plans to make it easier for families to access financial support

New plans have been outlined to help tackle child poverty across the country between now and 2026.

The Hindu

After a hiatus, household consumer spending survey to resume in July

It helps arrive at estimates of poverty levels

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Wales Online

The deprived Welsh community battered by the energy crisis despite producing more power than it needs

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

Wales Online

'I ended up using foodbanks and was threatened with homelessness after my marriage broke up'

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

Al Jazeera

Explosion at Nigerian illegal oil refinery kills more than 100

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

Explosion at Illegal Oil Refining Depot in Nigeria Kills over 100

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…

Daily Record

Funding of up to £500 available to South Lanarkshire community organisations

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

Liverpool Echo

Money saving chef Jack Monroe issues advice to keep weekly Asda food shop under £20

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

Wales Online

Period poverty in UK leading some women to raid public toilets for paper

The cost of living crisis is seeing some people having to prioritise paying bills and buying food over hygiene

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