The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Harry Leslie Smith would have turned 100 this week and, as Ros Wynne-Jones writes, all of us who loved him miss his wisdom as Britain confronts one of the most challenging periods since his own childhood

Working to buy your own home is a rite of passage in Australia, firmly rooted in a time when government delivered plentiful, affordable housing. Following the senseless poverty and destitution inflicted by price-gouging landlords during the Depression, we created a better, more equitable housing system after World War II.

The federal government says that 38 million Americans live in poverty. In addition, tens of millions live above the poverty line but in more or less permanent financial insecurity. Who represents the interests of all these people?

Ministers are now facing calls to abandon the cap - around £1,666 per month for a couple per month outside London - which one expert said makes 'no logical sense'

The divisive Tory deputy chairman claimed that receiving Universal Credit isn't an indication that families are in poverty - and said he'd contacted a local school to find out why they'd been offering free breakfasts

Supermarkets in Lebanon started pricing items in US dollars on Wednesday instead of the nose-diving local currency, after a government announcement allowing the practice in a country heavily reliant on imports. Since late 2019, Lebanon has been facing a dramatic economic crisis that has seen poverty rates climb to reach…

Parents are worried about the physical and mental impact on children

First national poll since our campaign shows strong rise in public support for extension of free school meals as child food poverty doubles in a year

Support grows for expansion of free school meals to struggling families in face of rising hunger