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The burden of very high energy prices does not fall evenly across society. The most vulnerable customers are more likely to be on the most expensive tariffs because they’re more likely to pay for their energy via prepayment meters and face barriers to switching, such as limited access to the…

Anti-poverty campaigner says many people cannot afford to turn on the hob because of high energy bills

Millions of Africans have been pushed into extreme poverty by COVID and face rising costs because of the Ukraine war.

The 2022 'Poverty Monitor' heavily criticises the government's 'Levelling Up' agenda

Jonathan Brearley, the head of energy regulator Ofgem, told MPs any such hike could see the number of households in 'fuel poverty' nearly double from 6.5 million to 12 million

The courage of Britain’s train drivers might provide the inspiration for other workers to fight back against low pay, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Demands for government action as millions face being pushed into poverty amid soaring energy bills

The estimated proportion of separated families without any child maintenance arrangements in place has risen to 44%.

Cote d’Ivoire’s premium chocolate maker Axel Emmanuel Gbaou saw a major problem in the country’s cocoa industry – the farmers live in poverty, their wives were not involved and so farmers’ children weren’t going to school. He set about revolutionising the sector.