The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

On The Breadline: ‘My daughter is having to deal with things way beyond her age. It breaks my heart,’ one mother tells campaigns editor David Cohen

In the 1960s and ‘70s, global population growth was a huge concern. Scientists and the popular press spoke of a population explosion that threatened to cause famine, poverty and depletion of the Earth’s natural resources. The world’s population had grown at an accelerating rate from just under 1 billion in…

Photos show the desperate search for scraps left by big diamond operators. But amid rampant poverty and unemployment, zama-zamas see no other way to provide for their families.

Findings come amid mounting evidence that the poorest people in the UK are paying a ‘poverty premium’ for basic services

New analysis reveals the least affluent need urgent government support this winter

As the WNBL launches its "Fighting Period Poverty" round, reigning MVP Anneli Maley hopes women can be proud of their periods, and that men can get in on conversations around them too.

Exclusive: Almost 200,000 more households with young children will be pushed into financial trouble when bills rise in April, research finds

The First Minister addressed the Poverty Alliance Conference in Glasgow a day after thousands of teachers across the country walked out for first national strike in almost 40 years.

Head of Police Scotland cites strikes, constitutional uncertainty, crisis poverty and planned cuts to force as factors