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Raising dire JobSeeker rates looms as a character test for Albanese government

Government faced with growing warnings that not substantially lifting welfare payments in the budget will be to fail a test of its character.

The New Daily

Boosting JobSeeker is the most effective way to tackle poverty: what the treasurer's committee told him

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth established an Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee in December 2022 to advise the government on ways to lift economic inclusion and reduce disadvantage.

The Conversation

On jobseeker I’m not treading water but drowning. Where’s my lifejacket?

I was hoping for help from the Albanese government in the coming May budget but it stung me to hear there would be none

The Guardian - AU

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Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy – obituary

Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’

The Guardian - AU

Calls to support worst-off Australians surviving on $13 a day

Australian students are trying to scrape by on just $13 a day as welfare payments fail to keep pace with the cost of living, new analysis shows. A report

The New Daily

Michael Lipton obituary

Development economist who championed poor rural people, their approaches to agriculture and their health

The Guardian - UK

North East families could be missing out on £3m in free fruit and veg as MP calls to tackle child poverty

Hundreds of North East families aren't claiming money they're entitled to for fruit and veg - and MP Emma Lewell Buck wants to see changes to help tackle rising child poverty

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Humza Yousaf to set out vision for his government at Holyrood

HUMZA Yousaf will set out his

The National (Scotland)

Scots living in ‘very deep poverty’ rises by 48 per cent in last decade

THERE was a sharp rise in the number of people living in “very deep poverty” in

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf to invite Holyrood opposition leaders to anti-poverty summit

EXCLUSIVE: The new First Minister said he wants an end to “cheap party point scoring” as his Government tries to hit targets for slashing poverty.

Daily Record

Malaysians face poverty after retirement as pension crisis looms

Many Malaysians dipped into their pension during pandemic, but 81 percent of contributors face poverty in retirement.

Al Jazeera

AAPI Demographics: Data on Pacific Islander ethnicities, education, and income

There are 1.5 million Americans who identify as Pacific Islander, making up 0.46% of the US population in 2021. Native Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chamorro are the three most common Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the US.

USAFacts

Yousaf must be bold on tax to fight poverty and climate change, say campaigners

The First Minister Humza Yousaf said he would consider creating a new tax bracket during the SNP leadership race.

The Independent UK

Hypothermia cases soared by 82 per cent in same month Bury great-gran was rushed to hospital with condition

Barbara Bolton died after contracting hypothermia - after she was found by relatives in her 'freezing cold' house

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The Guardian - UK

The big idea: why the UK needs a triple lock against poverty

The policy that has topped up pensions should be applied to working-age benefits

The Guardian - US

We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage

In the richest country on earth, if you work 40 hours a week you shouldn’t have to live in poverty

The Conversation

The social determinants of justice: 8 factors that increase your risk of imprisonment

You might have heard the phrase “social determinants of health”. It’s the idea that social factors – such as poverty, access to education, where you live and whether you face discrimination – have a huge influence on your health and life expectancy.

Daily Mirror

UK's 'stop the boats' threat sparked rush of channel crossings, researchers told

Dr Krish Kandiah of the Sanctuary Foundation last week visited the country on a “fact-finding mission”, and said: "All these factors have been decades in the making. They need serious time and investment into undoing. But there are solutions."

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The Independent UK

Systemic racism and poverty increases gambling risk among ethnic minorities, warns landmark report

‘I felt guilty for gambling (but) ... I wanna be financially comfortable,’ one Muslim man told researchers

Foreign Policy

The World Bank Is Still Failing the Poor

Poverty alleviation in the economically weakest parts of the world will require giving the poor a real seat at the table—which the World Bank has…

Daily Mirror

Hypothermia cases soar by 82% in UK cold snap as thousands can't afford heating

Described by campaigners as "heartbreaking", the figures also show that 5,371 hypothermia cases - the equivalent of around 15 per day - were recorded over the whole of last year

Daily Record

Home improvements to tackle soaring energy costs continue

Funding is provided by the Scottish Government, with a focus on solid wall insulation

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: 'There is no flag for poor rights.' Why the wealthiest country in the world has so much poverty — and what to do about it

It was a gift of a day. Wrapped in sunshine and high 70s, its contents waiting to be discovered and delighted in. Birdsong and tree buds and the occasional daffodil signaled something new on the horizon.

The Independent UK

Workers at anti-poverty World Bank struggle to pay bills

As finance leaders from around the world meet at the World Bank in Washington this week, food service workers at the poverty-fighting organization are highlighting what they see as a galling situation: The workers who put food on the table for an organization whose mission is to fight poverty are…

France 24

Lebanon's economic crisis forces soldiers to desert or take on second jobs

Lebanon's economic meltdown has plunged most of the population into poverty. It's now also threatening the country's security. As the currency has plummeted to new lows in recent months, salaries too have fallen, as prices rise. To make ends meet, soldiers are being forced to take on second jobs, or…

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