The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a financial crisis. But she’s uncomfortably close.

This Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, with its jackpot of more than $1 billion — one of the highest ever in the nation’s history — has launched a lot of daydreaming of what life as a billionaire might be like (or, more realistically, a third- or half- billionaire after taxes, depending…

Cash-strapped Lebanon plans to build two new grain silos to fight its food security crisis for millions living in poverty

Household energy costs could hit almost £4,000 from January, as Brits face these bills almost quadrupling due to the soaring cost of gas being passed on to consumers

A series of reports has painted a grim picture of the challenges faced by children growing up in the borough

The World Bank approved last week $500 million to help strengthen human capital and resilience in Morocco. Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget Fouzi Lekjaa and World Bank Director of Operations for the Maghreb and Malta Jesko Hentschel signed the agreement on Monday, which represents the first tranche of…

A sobering new report lays bare the stark scale of the cost of living crisis

City leader accuses company of pushing staff into poverty as bus strike set to head into eighth day

Shocking child poverty figures have left the North East reeling