The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Lee Anderson stokes fury with claim families 'using food banks then going to McDonald's'

The divisive Tory deputy chairman claimed that receiving Universal Credit isn't an indication that families are in poverty - and said he'd contacted a local school to find out why they'd been offering free breakfasts

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Lebanese Supermarkets Mark Prices in Dollars as Local Currency Tanks

Supermarkets in Lebanon started pricing items in US dollars on Wednesday instead of the nose-diving local currency, after a government announcement allowing the practice in a country heavily reliant on imports. Since late 2019, Lebanon has been facing a dramatic economic crisis that has seen poverty rates climb to reach…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023

Number of children in food poverty nearly doubles in a year to 4 million

Parents are worried about the physical and mental impact on children

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2023

Pressure rises on Hunt as 2m more households fall into fuel poverty

Chancellor urged to ditch plans to cut support for energy bills when he delivers his budget for 2023

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023

Tesco says customers can ask for a 'white envelope' to get free sanitary products

The scheme aims to help tackle period poverty and support those who are affected by it and unable to afford sanitary items

Wales Online · Feb 28, 2023

Scots £25 benefit 'most ambitious child poverty reduction measure in UK'

A Scottish Government benefit has been hailed the “most ambitious child poverty reduction measure in the UK”.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

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 · Feb 28, 2023

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 · Feb 28, 2023

Why poverty rates are likely to rise this year

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

Axios · Feb 28, 2023

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 · Feb 28, 2023