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Tesco shoppers praise 'white envelope' scheme that helps struggling customers

Rumours have circulated online about Tesco's "white envelope" scheme which aims to help tackle period poverty and support those who are affected by it

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings should spur a national discussion on militarism

As another observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday passed and we once again celebrate Black History Month, I’m still haunted by Jonathan Eig’s recent op-ed, “We have lost sight of MLK’s radical vision.” He argues that we have romanticized King’s message and “lost sight of his radical…

Chicago Tribune

Why poverty rates are likely to rise this year

SNAP benefits are one of the last big aid bumps to expire.

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New health center on Chicago’s South Side aims to end ‘period poverty’

The Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. Foundation has opened a new health services center on Chicago’s South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Raise the rate': Call for urgent lift in welfare payments

'Poverty is a political choice, don't make it yours,' advocate told senators.

The Canberra Times

Online calculator helps you check how much money you need to afford a decent life for your family

The minimum income standard sets out what people think is needed to live with dignity

Chronicle Live

When the Government Makes Poverty Worse

A Pennsylvania survey suggests that taxes are often a major barrier to economic security, ranking ahead of credit card debt and student loans.

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'Crisis in Canberra': Poverty inquiry hears ACT residents and service providers are struggling

The groups told the inquiry more people were accessing community services while service providers were finding it harder to retain staff.

The Canberra Times

Bias against people in poverty is 'extensive and deep-rooted' in Scotland

A report published by the Scottish Parliament's cross-party group on poverty recommends making education about poverty part of Scotland’s national curriculum for schools.

Daily Record

'Spiralling' demand for help as living costs increase

Welfare support organisations are facing huge demand for services as cost of living increases hit low-income households, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

AAP

Analysis-Incoming World Bank chief faces tests before he gets to climate

Ajay Banga, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to run the World Bank, will face a tough slate of issues around the institution's finances and capital structure from the get-go, thorny problems he must address as he reshapes the bank into a force for combating climate change on top of its…

Reuters

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’.

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The Conversation

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.

Chronicle Live

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

Irish Mirror

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

Dublin Live

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

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Salon

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

France 24

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…

The Conversation

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 Independent UK

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

Daily Record

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.

ABC News

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.

Daily Mirror

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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