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Chris Kamara makes passionate plea for terminally ill to get state pensions early

Football pundit and TV star Chris Kamara has called for terminally ill workers to get early access to their state pension so they don't die in poverty

Daily Mirror

Therese Coffey criticised for saying people could work more hours to buy food

The Environment Secretary has been accused of having ‘shifted blame for food poverty on to people because they are on low wages and are poor’.

Evening Standard

Chris Kamara petitions Downing Street to change pensions rules for dying patients

The 65-year-old Ninja Warrior presenter said ‘people shouldn’t be allowed to die in poverty’.

The Independent UK

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South Africa's relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the unemployment crisis in South Africa. In the second quarter of 2021, unemployment rates were the highest ever officially recorded. Many people who lost their only source of stable income fell into poverty as a result.

The Conversation

North East parents use watered down evaporated milk to feed babies instead of formula as prices soar

Soaring costs mean parents in the North East are struggling to provide their children with basic essentials

Chronicle Live

Number of older people at risk of poverty in Ireland increases by 55,000 in one year

The figures were released in a CSO survey on income and living conditions

Irish Mirror

Cost of living Ireland: Families around €1,000 worse off last year due to inflation

Despite a rise in the median income, it was wiped out by the rise in prices of many items worldwide

Dublin Live

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1 in 5 at risk of hunger in South Africa

Not enough is known about the link between social vulnerability and food insecurity for the country as a whole

Salon

Rising poverty and hunger in Lebanon: The fight against malnutrition for low-income families

Protesters smashed windows of banks in the Lebanese capital Beirut this past week as the currency hit a new low against the dollar. The Lebanese lira has lost about 97 percent of its value, and more than 80 percent of the population live below the poverty line. Millions of people…

France 24

Environmental activists on trial barred from citing climate crisis in their defence

Four Insulate Britain activists recently stood trial at Inner London crown court on a public nuisance charge for blocking a busy London junction in October 2021. Like Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain is waging a civil disobedience campaign to force the government to implement policies to tackle climate change and…

The Conversation

Global Citizen conference to unite political leaders, celebs

Advocacy group Global Citizen will convene political, philanthropic, business and cultural leaders for a thought leadership conference in New York to tackle extreme poverty more quickly

The Independent UK

Scottish families affected by DWP benefit cap urged to apply for new financial support from local council

An estimated 4,000 eligible households could be £2,500 better off on average per year.

Daily Record

Poverty inquiry told housing crisis and lack of support 'very distressing' as demand outstrips supply

Frontline workers have told a federal inquiry of the "very distressing" lack of support they can offer amid a housing shortage and affordability crisis.

ABC News

Extending free meals to all primary schools 'benefits education, health and life chances'

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ensure all primary pupils in England get a proper hot meal, as an estimated 800,000 children living in poverty miss out due to eligibility rules

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Free school meals extended to all primary school pupils in London

Sadiq Khan has announced plans to extend free school meals to every primary school child in London for one year. The £130m scheme will support 270,000 pupils not currently in receipt of the programme, of whom an estimated 100,000 live in poverty.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government to provide extra £8.6m to mitigate UK benefits cap

FAMILIES could be £2500 better off as a result of the Scottish Government spending almost £9 million to help those impacted by Westminster’s…

The Guardian - UK

Kenyan senator targeted by online threats after period poverty protest

Gloria Orwoba attended a senate meeting in a suit stained with red dye as part of her campaign for free access to menstrual products

The Guardian - UK

‘A place of healing’: comfort for young cancer patients amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care services. Now a refuge is about to open its doors

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Chronicle Live

Soaring child poverty figures among the grim realities in report looking at health of Newcastle

The city is now has the highest level of child poverty in the North East

Salon

Malpass resigns amid climate controversy

When asked about climate change, David Malpass said he’s “not a scientist.” Soon he won’t be a World Bank president

The Independent UK

Free school meals for every primary school pupil in London as Sadiq Khan unveils £130m scheme

Victory for Independent campaign as mayor of London pledges to help poorer families

The Conversation

Gender equality in Nigeria: Three reasons why women aren't represented in politics

In March 2022, Nigerian women suffered backlash in their pursuit of gender equity. Five gender bills presented to the National Assembly were thrown out.

Daily Mirror

Nearly 500,000 Brits overseas face poverty after pension increases frozen

Those who emigrated abroad have not had annual increases in their pensions for 70 years except where Britain has a reciprocal agreement with the country they now live in

The Guardian - AU

‘They bleed you dry’: the recruitment scammers preying on Australian job seekers

As cybercriminals increasingly target the job market, antipoverty advocates say punitive welfare rules leave job seekers particularly vulnerable

Manchester Evening News

He was a teenage boxer who grew up in poverty - then an attack changed his life

'After mum left dad couldn't really afford to feed us'

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