The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

DWP urged to introduce new £25 weekly uplift for Universal Credit and legacy benefit claimants

“Poverty breeds worse health outcomes", the MP said

Nottingham Post · Mar 8, 2023

Brazilian TikToker goes viral showing the ‘cheerfulness of the favela’

Raphael Vicente, who has 3 million followers, wants to show that there is much more to favelas than crime and poverty

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2023

Ranting Tory chief Lee Anderson gets own TV show to air his vile attacks on the poor

In the last week alone, the Deputy Conservative Chairman was accused of 'demonising' those in poverty and for 'parroting far-right misinformation'. But now he will have his own slot on GB News.

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023

Glasgow Deliveroo customers donate over 27,000 meals to help food banks

Over 11,000 customers in the city have donated through the app since April 2022 in a bid to help tackle poverty by joining forces with the Trussell Trust.

Glasgow Live · Mar 6, 2023

The tough Edinburgh estate where neighbours had to 'house watch' when locals went out

The West Granton estate was the focus of an ITN news feature as a reporter spoke to those on the scheme about the issues of inadequate housing, poverty, crime and rampant drug use.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 6, 2023

85% of Lebanese People Suffer from Multidimensional Poverty

Rabih, a father of three, lamented that the economic crisis in Lebanon now means that he can no longer feed his children enough. He also has to support his sick mother, saying providing her with medical care is his top priority. “We can no longer afford hospital treatment. We can…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

Afternoon Update: jobseeker lifts by $1.77 a day; asexuality misunderstood; and has Italy found its AOC?

Acoss says welfare payment still ‘well below the poverty line’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2023

Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead the loans trapped them in debt.

360info · Mar 6, 2023

‘It’s going to be devastating’: End of emergency food benefits expected to impact millions of Californians

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A gallon of milk, a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, a pound of chicken: That may be all the groceries some Californians can buy each month with their CalFresh benefits now that emergency federal pandemic funds that boosted food benefits have ended.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023

Our city has a drinking problem but there are signs of recovery

With Liverpool ranked third in the country for alcoholism, we look at the different factors behind the problem in the city and the important work being done to address it

Liverpool Echo · Mar 4, 2023