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New Mexico Pushes for Baby Bonds to Tackle Child Poverty Amid Growing State Interest

With 75% of children on Medicaid, New Mexico considers baby bonds to bridge economic gaps and promote financial literacy statewide.

Latin Times

More than 1m households to get £420 budget boost in universal credit change

Exclusive: move will cap amount that can be deducted from benefit payments to repay short-term loans and debts

The Guardian - UK

Trump Tried to Slash Aid for Tens of Millions of Poor Americans — and Some Voters Worry He’ll Succeed if Elected Again

Experts warn that Trump's return could mean drastic cuts to public assistance programs from Medicaid to food assistance, while low-income voters want Harris to offer more support.

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AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments

Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of up to $1,500 on Friday

The Independent UK

The 'Degrowth' Mentality Promises a World of Poverty and Misery

Market-based economies create incentives that unleash human creativity and provide incredible abundance.

Reason

As she delivers her budget, Rachel Reeves must not forget Labour’s historic mission

It is well within this government’s power to rebuild our welfare state, says John McDonnell, shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020

The Guardian - UK

Liam Payne secretly gave £80,000 to London food poverty charity

During the Covid lockdowns, tragic Liam Payne secretly gave £80,000 to a London food poverty charity after he volunteered at its centre.

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Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age

The Age UK ambassador spoke out as the charity published analysis on agesim.

The Independent UK

Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian priest and ‘father of liberation theology’, dies at 96

Dominican friar hailed as ‘prophet of the poor’ for belief that the church had political duty to end poverty

The Guardian - US

Trade unions and health experts to have their say on child poverty plans

The Government’s strategy on child poverty is intended to alleviate the ‘negative experience’ of living in poverty.

Evening Standard

Scottish Greens call for ‘mansion tax’ in exchange for Budget support

THE Scottish Greens have urged ministers to bring in a so-called “mansion tax” if the party is to support its Budget.

The National (Scotland)

UN Report Warns Of Devastating Impact Of War In Gaza

UN report warns of erasing 69 years of progress in Gaza, with poverty rates surging to 74.3% in Palestinian territories. Urgent international support needed.

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Georgia Battleground: Poverty's Impact On Voter Turnout

Explore the intersection of economic challenges and voter engagement in Georgia's pivotal role for the 2024 election.

The Guardian - US

‘People don’t like to see poverty:’ inside San Francisco’s vicious race for mayor

Homelessness is the major issue in an election that’s projected to be the costliest in city history

The Conversation

Cameroon after Paul Biya: poverty, uncertainty and a precarious succession battle

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea, who is 82 years old.

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People Are Sharing Experiences Of Growing Up Poor That Rich People Don’t Know About (53 Answers)

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The Guardian - UK

Labour gave us Sure Start to tackle child poverty. Now it should hike tax to keep it

The Tories put British children’s prospects of escaping a poor background into reverse. This is Labour’s chance to fix that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Conversation

Poverty in Lagos isn’t just about money – here’s why

Lagos is Nigeria’s economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country.

The Guardian - US

Can Harris’s proposed ‘at-home Medicare’ end the dreaded ‘spend down’ of senior assets?

Currently, many states require people to divest themselves of assets to poverty levels to qualify for aid

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to increase basic rate of UK statutory sick pay

Campaigners call on government to go further than current plans to prevent people off work slipping into poverty

The Guardian - UK

Degrowth needs to solve its image problem for the sake of the planet

We need to deal with the climate effects of global capitalism the way we deal with inflation – by applying the brakes

The Guardian - UK

Pumping the unemployed with weight-loss drugs echoes Victorian attitudes to the poor

Shifting blame to the victims of economic policy is an old trick by politicians. Now they’re using obesity to tackle joblessness

Al Jazeera

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast

Survivors and relatives try to find peace after 170 mostly young people died after a tanker exploded in Jigawa State.

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