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Starmer decries ‘worst of all worlds’ benefits system ahead of deep cuts

PM expected to announce billions in savings from personal independence payment, the main disability benefit

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor urged to safeguard disability benefits from welfare reform cuts

A number of charities have written to Rachel Reeves arguing that hundreds of thousands of disabled households could be pushed into poverty otherwise.

Evening Standard

Chancellor urged not to make PIP cuts that could plunge 700,000 households into poverty

Leading charities have issued the Chancellor a stark warning

The Independent UK

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Starmer braces for rebellion over welfare cuts as Labour accused of ‘pushing disabled people into poverty’

Labour backbencher warns of ‘deep, deep concern’ from colleagues over planned cuts

The Independent UK

SNP back coalition calling for end to two-child benefits cap

The SNP have backed calls from a coalition of organisations urging the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap...

The National (Scotland)

Migrants and refugee families in the UK denied childcare funding, report finds

Immigration status is denying children equal access to early years education and pushing families ‘deeper into poverty’

The Guardian - UK

UN committee urges Labour to bin two-child cap and boost benefit spending

A TOP United Nations committee has urged the UK Government to bin austerity welfare policies like the two-child cap.

The National (Scotland)

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Swinney ‘troubled’ by reports of imminent welfare cuts

The First Minister said such a move could endanger his drive to eradicate child poverty.

Evening Standard

A basic income can be a strong investment in mental health

Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies that will improve public health and well-being.

The Conversation

Power struggle: will Brazil’s booming datacentre industry leave ordinary people in the dark?

While millions live with regular blackouts and limited energy, plants are being built to satisfy the global demand for digital storage and processing – piling pressure on an already fragile system

The Guardian - UK

Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all students. Those goals might be at odds.

Neither of the Legislature’s voucher bills require private schools to accept certain students, which some warn could block the neediest children from access.

The Texas Tribune

Angelina Jolie cheers for daughter Zahara as she speaks on 'period poverty' - WATCH

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie made a special visit to Alabama to support her daughter Zahara at a brunch aimed at raising awareness about period poverty.

The Times of India

Nigeria’s 2025 budget has major flaws and won’t ease economic burden

There are doubts as to whether Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s N54.99 trillion (US$36.6 billion) 2025 budget will lay a solid foundation for addressing some of the country’s current economic challenges.

The Conversation

Inuit children in Nunavut face a preventable food security crisis

Nunavut has the highest rate of child poverty and the highest rate of food insecurity of any Canadian province or territory. In 2022, around 80 per cent of Indigenous children aged between one and 14 in Nunavut lived in households experiencing food insecurity. In 2018, the rate of childhood food…

The Conversation

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The Guardian - US

‘It’s been a lifesaver’: millions risk going hungry as Republicans propose slashing food stamps

Snap helps more than 42 million people, and is considered the country’s most effective tool to fight hunger

The Conversation

How stigma, fear and the UK welfare system harm women in informal self-employment

Self-employment is often championed as a route out of poverty for the unemployed and those on low incomes, offering independence, flexibility and financial autonomy. However, for informally self-employed women in the UK, the reality is very different to these kinds of entrepreneurial success stories.

The Conversation

South Africa’s malnutrition crisis: why a cheaper basket of healthy food is the answer

The death in early February of a 9-year-old South African boy, Alti Willard, who drank poison while scavenging for food in rubbish bins with his father, is a tragic reflection of the persistent food insecurity crisis in the country.

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘considering relaxing two-child benefit cap’ amid warnings over child poverty

Under plans being considered to tackle child poverty, parents of under-fives could reportedly be exempted from the limit

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Latin Times

A Quarter of New Yorkers Can't Afford Basic Necessities As Affordability Crisis Deepens, Report Reveals

The study found that the share of New Yorkers in poverty was nearly double the national average in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Cutting aid to buy arms won’t make the UK safer

Letters: Readers express dismay at the government’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget to pay for increased spending on defence

The Guardian - UK

Parents of under-fives may be exempted from UK’s two-child benefit limit

Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely

The National (Scotland)

Labour to plunge record number of children into poverty, think tank warns

LABOUR’S proposed benefits cuts will take child poverty to levels not seen for nearly 30 years, experts have warned.

The Guardian - UK

A View from the Bridge review – thrilling update pulls no punches

Jemima Levick’s superb production sets Arthur Miller’s tale of family, immigration, poverty and passion in the modern-day Brooklyn docks

The Conversation

15 million South Africans don’t get enough to eat every day: 4 solutions

At least 15 million South Africans suffer from food insecurity. That means they don’t have enough nutritious food to live healthy lives.

The Independent UK

Credible child poverty strategy must see two-child limit axed, says think tank

The Resolution Foundation warned the Government: ‘It’s time to move on from warm words and start cutting child poverty.’

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