The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place

The latest album by Jiyane, of collective Spaza, wades into darker territory to reflect the reality of poverty in the country

Voters think businesses need to play a bigger role in the fight against climate change and poverty, research reveals

Charles Kingley was a widower and a single father of four who lived in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1829. He worked at a brewhouse but struggled to secure care for his youngest child, William, who was about 5 years old and nearly blind.

After losing her job, Felisa Rogers found herself on government assistance, fearing judgment decades after a food-insecure childhood

We’re at around the midway point of the 2024 election campaign and the two main party leaders have undergone a grilling by Sky News. This was not a head-to-head debate but two separate interviews with Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby, followed by questions from the public.

Pension commitments and a sickly population mean that by 2029 Britain’s welfare bill will be increasing by £20bn a year, analysis by Resolution Foundation predicts

Often nothing left for other necessities or emergencies, Anglicare says, with Centrelink payment levels ‘trapping people in poverty’

A study by the National Women's Law Center also shows that Hispanic women are significantly overrepresented in the tipped workforce

Voters think businesses need to play a bigger role in the fight against climate change and poverty, research reveals

Letter: Andrew Forsey suggests reforms that would ensure fewer children’s lives are blighted by poverty and hunger