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DWP confirms state pension age review will determine if current retirement rules ‘remain appropriate’

“We certainly take into account issues such as pensioner poverty"

Nottingham Post

School meals ‘should be free for all just like desks and chairs’

Organisations supporting the call include the Food Foundation, School Food Matters, Child Poverty Action Group and The Children’s Society.

The Independent UK

Interest rate rises causing 'hidden poverty' in South Australia, even among those usually considered affluent

Ten interest rate rises in a row are biting hard into household budgets in South Australia, stretching many people's ability to pay their mortgage or rent and even basic necessities such as food.

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DWP urged to introduce new £25 weekly uplift for Universal Credit and legacy benefit claimants

“Poverty breeds worse health outcomes", the MP said

Nottingham Post

Brazilian TikToker goes viral showing the ‘cheerfulness of the favela’

Raphael Vicente, who has 3 million followers, wants to show that there is much more to favelas than crime and poverty

The Guardian - US

Ranting Tory chief Lee Anderson gets own TV show to air his vile attacks on the poor

In the last week alone, the Deputy Conservative Chairman was accused of 'demonising' those in poverty and for 'parroting far-right misinformation'. But now he will have his own slot on GB News.

Daily Mirror

How to make NZ's tax system fairer

Doing something serious about intergenerational inequalities and poverty requires a far greater focus on wealth as a source of government revenue, writes Louise Delany

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Nadiya Hussain fights back against period poverty in bid to tackle 'shame' women feel

Period poverty is a major crisis faced by many in the UK and across the world but is thought of as taboo - this International Women's Day chef Nadiya Hussain is fighting back to help those in need

Daily Mirror

Yemen, Iran Trade Barbs at UN Conference in Doha

Member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Othman Mujalli held Iran responsible for the chaos, poverty and hunger suffered by his country as a result of the support it is providing to the Houthi militias. Speaking at the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha, he accused…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Children ‘slipping into poverty’ due to cost-of-living crisis, warns charity

Barnardo’s surveyed parents to find out their concerns amid financial struggles.

The Independent UK

Fury at BP oil boss's £10million bonus while Brits struggle with sky-high bills

BP chief executive Bernard Looney could be in line for a fat paypacket but the End Fuel Poverty Coalition slammed the 'champagne lifestyle for energy bosses' while struggling Brits suffer in 'cold, damp homes'

Daily Mirror

Glasgow Deliveroo customers donate over 27,000 meals to help food banks

Over 11,000 customers in the city have donated through the app since April 2022 in a bid to help tackle poverty by joining forces with the Trussell Trust.

Glasgow Live

The tough Edinburgh estate where neighbours had to 'house watch' when locals went out

The West Granton estate was the focus of an ITN news feature as a reporter spoke to those on the scheme about the issues of inadequate housing, poverty, crime and rampant drug use.

Edinburgh Live

85% of Lebanese People Suffer from Multidimensional Poverty

Rabih, a father of three, lamented that the economic crisis in Lebanon now means that he can no longer feed his children enough. He also has to support his sick mother, saying providing her with medical care is his top priority. “We can no longer afford hospital treatment. We can…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: jobseeker lifts by $1.77 a day; asexuality misunderstood; and has Italy found its AOC?

Acoss says welfare payment still ‘well below the poverty line’

360info

Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead the loans trapped them in debt.

Tribune News Service

‘It’s going to be devastating’: End of emergency food benefits expected to impact millions of Californians

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A gallon of milk, a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, a pound of chicken: That may be all the groceries some Californians can buy each month with their CalFresh benefits now that emergency federal pandemic funds that boosted food benefits have ended.

Liverpool Echo

Our city has a drinking problem but there are signs of recovery

With Liverpool ranked third in the country for alcoholism, we look at the different factors behind the problem in the city and the important work being done to address it

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Energy crisis: April's £500 bills hike set to be scrapped

There are rumours that next month's bills are being prepared as if the £2,500 cap will stay have sparked poverty campaigners' hopes

Daily Record

New Universal Credit rule change could see people forced to attend jobcentre 10 times over two-week period

The DWP staff union warns the change will increase the risk of poverty for working claimants.

Bristol Post

DWP benefit cap 'fallacy' impacting 350 Bristol families, new figures reveal

"It doesn’t incentivise work, it leaves children hungry"

Daily Mirror

Campaigner Harry Leslie Smith was bridge to past - with warnings of ravaged NHS future

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

The Conversation

Friday essay: how policies favouring rich, older people make young Australians Generation F-d

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 Conversation

Thinking of having a baby as the planet collapses? First, ask yourself 5 big ethical questions

Do you want to have a baby? But, on a planet rocked by the climate crisis, ecosystem collapse, famine and poverty, is having one just adding to the problem – and therefore unethical?

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Home Office: residency rules are prolonging misery

Editorial: The 10-year route to settlement forces people into poverty and separates them from society. It shouldn’t be this way

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