The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Barnardo’s says the rise in ‘bed poverty’ reflects growing levels of destitution following soaring food or gas bills

Sônia Guajajara rose from poverty to become one of Brazil’s most formidable politicians. She talks about battling farmers, miners and land grabbers – and why technology is not the answer to the climate crisis

Homeless shelters in Argentina's capital are seeing demand soar as more people are struggling to make ends meet amid an annual inflation rate above 100% that is pushing more people into poverty

The National Party’s pledge to apply sanctions to unemployed people receiving a welfare payment, if they are “persistently” failing to meet the criteria for receiving the benefit, has attracted plenty of comment and criticism.

Efforts to eradicate extreme poverty progressing at a fast pace, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

People think sexual harassment and domestic abuse are less harmful for women in poverty than for higher-income women, according to four studies involving 3,052 Americans conducted by my colleagues and me. We also found that people believe women in poverty require less help and support when experiencing these kinds of…

Coalition of experts publish action points including tackling inequality, poor housing and child poverty

When you use incorrect stats to bolster your claims, as Reuters did, all kinds of foolish conclusions follow.

The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%.