The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

The payment rose to £25 per week per child in November.

Nearly three-quarters of Australians expect child poverty to worsen this year and say cost-of-living pressures are having a greater impact than the pandemic, according to a long-running survey released exclusively to ABC News.

Two injured by rocket attacks in Kherson after heavy shelling and homes hit by anti-aircraft missiles in Kharkiv

Editorial: The number of Scottish people in deep poverty has grown despite thoughtful welfare reforms. More will be needed

People turn to handouts and pawning goods as Kyiv’s bustling bars belie reality of life in wartime for many

This year’s Global Citizen NOW conference was packed with calls to action and urgent requests for involvement because climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a global debt crisis have erased decades of progress, pushing hundreds of millions of people back into extreme poverty

More than 5,000 parcels were given out through The Trussell Trust's network last year - nearly 1,500 were for children

Research commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services finds NSW mortgage holders, mostly in regional parts of the state, are experiencing extreme financial stress.

Foodbanks can no longer keep up with soaring demand from struggling people across the city