The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Trade union members prepare for a strike ballot after over 400 Glasgow Airport members rejected 'poverty pay', as they warn that if a decent wage rise isn't offered then strikes are inevitable.

The severe poverty and climate crisis the world is suffering should be a moment for us to completely reassess the way our political and social structure is formed. That's the view of Daniel Chandler, an economist and philosopher based at the London School of Economics. His new book "Free and…

Slashing the price of energy, restructuring debts and building small business enterprises rank high on the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP)'s campaign agenda.

'I don't think we have ever had this many people over 65 below the poverty line before.'

Jodie Harris uses candles instead of switching on the lights and foregoes medical expenses to try to stay afloat financially

Corporate donors and others are giving toiletries, mattresses, soap and more to a new phenomenon – multibanks – to nourish and clothe the growing army of poor people

Several tech-savvy Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries are scripting inspirational success stories by leveraging drone technology to break the shackles of poverty and achieve financial self-reliance in Khammam district’s Chintakani mandal. The scheme has helped the beneficiaries set up income-generating units of their choice across various sectors, including Agriculture and allied segments.

Kremlin drone incident sparks denials; Ukraine prepares for counteroffensive; 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in five months, says US

Research from Age UK London suggests that poverty levels amongst older Londoners are the highest in England, with 25 per cent of over-50s in the capital living in poverty.