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Lived experience in government is key to independence success, say ministers

TWO of Humza Yousaf’s youngest junior ministers have insisted lived experience in government will be vital if Scotland wants to thrive as an…

The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2023

Inequality You Can Taste: Low Wages and Unstable Employment Make Fast Food Workers Susceptible to Homelessness

Fast food industry contributes to homelessness in California, says new report.

Capital & Main · May 2, 2023

‘BJP doesn’t give freebies, we empower people’: JP Nadda explains the difference

The BJP released its manifesto at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bengaluru on Monday with a careful focus on welfarism and key Hindutva agendas. Among its top promises, the BJP has announced schemes with a focus on Below Poverty Line families such as three free cooking gas cylinders annually during Ugadi,…

Newslaundry · May 2, 2023

SNP calls on Westminster to match Scottish Child Payment UK-wide

The payment rose to £25 per week per child in November.

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

Fears cost-of-living crisis worsening child poverty as families make 'impossible decisions'

Nearly three-quarters of Australians expect child poverty to worsen this year and say cost-of-living pressures are having a greater impact than the pandemic, according to a long-running survey released exclusively to ABC News.

ABC News · May 1, 2023

1 in 4 households struggle to pay power bills. Here are 5 ways to tackle hidden energy poverty

One in four Australian households are finding it hard to pay their gas and electricity bills. As winter looms, energy price rises will make it even harder. Cold homes and disconnections resulting from energy poverty threaten people’s health and wellbeing.

The Conversation · May 1, 2023

A new start after 60: we planned a quiet retirement – but ended up fighting food poverty

Diane and David Rowsell were looking forward to spending more time with the grandchildren. Then they discovered how many of their neighbours in York were going hungry

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

Consensus on need to support farmers

There is broad political agreement on the importance of sustainable farming, food safety and security, and the need to tackle poverty among farmers, an 11-party forum on agriculture and food security agreed recently.

Bangkok Post · May 1, 2023

Heavy shelling reported in Kharkiv region after overnight attacks in Kherson – as it happened

Two injured by rocket attacks in Kherson after heavy shelling and homes hit by anti-aircraft missiles in Kharkiv

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2023

The Guardian view on poverty in Scotland: a contradictory history

Editorial: The number of Scottish people in deep poverty has grown despite thoughtful welfare reforms. More will be needed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023