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Australia has a poverty problem – so why is there no agreed measure of it?

Experts agree that tackling disadvantage requires an understanding of how many people are affected and by how much

The Guardian - AU

‘Time poverty’ can keep college students from graduating − especially if they have jobs or children to care for

Many college students don’t have enough time for their studies. This “time poverty,” as we call it, is often due to inadequate child care access or the need to work to pay for college and living expenses.

The Conversation

Stuffed review – urgent warning about food poverty drowned out by clowning

A polemical show blends powerful audio recordings of those at the sharp end of the austerity economy with distracting stage business

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer under fresh pressure to lift two-child benefit cap in October

The prime minister is facing renewed calls to scrap the austerity-era policy after a senior party figure suggested it would not be removed by chancellor Rachel Reeves in the statement this autumn

The Independent UK

Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves to end two-child benefit cap in next budget

Campaigners are warning the chancellor that any delay will keep hundreds of thousands of children in poverty

The Guardian - UK

Free school holiday meals could be pulled for half a million children if council cuts continue, Reeves warned

Labour’s spending limits risk undoing Marcus Rashford’s covid campaigning work, new research shows

The Independent UK

Labour will not scrap two-child benefit cap in October, senior figure warns

Senior Labour figure Torsten Bell predicted the measure would not be repealed in the 30 October statement

The Independent UK

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He once poached the wild animals of Zimbabwe. Now he preaches against it

In Zimbabwe’s wildlife-rich but poverty stricken Chiredzi district, an ex-poacher recently released from prison now preaches the gospel of conservation

The Independent UK

How England came to rely on a ‘sticking plaster’ crisis fund

Labour has a matter of weeks to decide what to do about the flawed fund relied on by some of the poorest families

The Guardian - UK

Half a million children ‘face holiday hunger’ if £1bn crisis fund is ditched

Exclusive: Charities say ending household support fund in England will increase hardship for struggling families

The Guardian - UK

Social homes only solution to housing crisis: report

Testimonies from almost 1500 Australians say the lack of affordable housing is driving them into poverty and forcing them to stay with abusive partners.

AAP

Trump reportedly considers endorsing expanded child tax credit after Harris unveils economic plan – as it happened

Trump weighs endorsing expanded $5,000 child tax credit for parents of all income levels, a campaign official told Semafor

The Guardian - US

These A-level students pulled off something remarkable. But close up the results tell a troubling story

A desperately uneven playing field, regional differences and the impact of poverty are still all too evident in pupils’ outcomes, says secondary school teacher Nadeine Asbali

The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post-war recovery, if peace is found

More than a year of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has weakened the country’s fragile economy. This is in addition to triggering a humanitarian crisis, loss of lives, property destruction and income disruptions.

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The Guardian - US

Free meals v hungry children: is this the school lunch election?

Tim Walz made school meals free for all children in his state, while Project 2025 is gunning for programs that feed students in high-poverty schools

Salon

Expert calls out JD Vance "poornography"

Vance is no pauper — and there’s a bit of a shell game going on when it comes to his poverty credentials

The Conversation

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor

JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, in part, by selling himself as a hillbilly, calling on his Appalachian background to bolster his credentials to speak for the American working class.

The National (Scotland)

Social enterprise helps more than 100 women rebuild their lives in a year

A SOCIAL enterprise helped more than 100 women rebuild their lives and saved the public purse more than half-a-million pounds in just a year,…

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The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson pledges to reverse ‘baked-in’ education inequalities ahead of A-level results day

The education secretary says child poverty is a ‘big driver’ of educational disparities between the most and least advantaged students

The Guardian - UK

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – a poignant tale of mothers and daughters

This astute debut novel set on a south London estate charts the impact of trauma and poverty on three generations of Black women

The National (Scotland)

Ending two-child cap would 'lift lots of kids out of poverty', Labour minister admits

REMOVING the two-child cap on benefits would "lift a lot of children out of poverty” and Labour could have scrapped it, a UK Government…

The Independent UK

Far-right violence focused on areas that suffer from high levels of deprivation

More than 700 people have been arrested and dozens of police officers were injured in the riots

The Guardian - UK

Rightwing thinktank joins calls to scrap two-child benefit limit

Exclusive: Onward said cap has resulted in increased child poverty, adding to pressure on government to rethink its stance

France 24

Death on the highway: the high cost of poverty in southeastern Iran

A police chase in southeastern Iran ended in tragedy earlier this month when it caused an accident between two cars, killing four people. In the incident, on August 3, a police patrol attempted to stop a "soukhtbar", a local name for smugglers who transport cheap Iranian petrol to neighbouring Pakistan…

Fortune

Paul Polman: It’s time to stand with Bangladesh—and my friend Muhammad Yunus

'Yunus, who I am lucky to call a friend, has been credited with lifting millions out of poverty and driving grassroots-led development,' writes Polman.

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