The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

The cost of London rentals has risen by 16 per cent in a year, triggering a nightmarish reality of no-fault evictions, unprecedented competition and tenants being pushed into poverty. Emma Magnus meets those on the frontline

Liberal and Labor MPs Bridget Archer and Alicia Payne unite in call for welfare boost

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian officials say an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty has been extended

The North East Child Poverty Commission believes free childcare should be available to all babies and children

Red Nose Day supports people facing homelessness, mental health problems and food poverty

The pandemic has exacerbated the problem of school absences. When schools reopened, fewer pupils went to school than before the COVID-19 school closures.

BBC will air the annual telethon live from Salford’s MediaCity

Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.

One in six Australian children are living below the poverty line, a new report by UNICEF Australia has found.