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‘Humanitarian crisis’: One million young families face fuel poverty in 2023

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

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon claims government doing 'everything' to offer fair pay deal to public sector workers

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.

Daily Record

Scottish social cohesion and law and order under threat, says police chief

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

The Guardian - UK

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Nicola Sturgeon hits out at 'incompetent' UK Government in Poverty Alliance address

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit out at the economic “incompetence” of the UK Government as she spoke of the £1.7 billion impact of inflation on the…

The National (Scotland)

'Give me your money or I'll take you to the moors and you'll never be seen again'

When Gary Karucz was arrested, he asked police: "Are you here because I have been loaning money to the homeless?"

Manchester Evening News

Tony Robinson says UK care system is in chaos after looking after parents with dementia

More than 700,000 people in the UK are unpaid carers for those with dementia and tackle intractable problems all year round, but many soon face poverty and little or no respite

Daily Mirror

Real Britain: 'Our care system in chaos as those who depend on it face the consequences'

More than 700,000 people in the UK are unpaid carers for those with dementia and tackle intractable problems all year round, but many soon face poverty and little or no respite

Daily Mirror

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South Lanarkshire Council pays tribute to Funeral Poverty Awareness Week

The council and partners is raising awareness around the issue.

Daily Record

UK Government's 'feeble' price guarantee will plunge Scots into poverty, SNP say

THE UK Government’s energy price cap must go much further if it is to prevent Scots being plunged into poverty, the SNP have said.

The National (Scotland)

Ukraine war: how the economy has kept running at a time of bitter conflict

November 24 marks nine months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Despite the expectation of the Kremlin – and many international analysts – Ukraine did not fall within days. It repelled Russia’s advance on the capital Kyiv, turned the tide on the battlefields and has now retaken half of…

The Conversation

At Casa Juan Diego, Refugees Find An Outpost of Compassion

Since 1980, migrants fleeing poverty, violence, and natural disaster have come here for refuge from an intolerant world.

Texas Observer

The Govt’s Workforce Incentives Bill Is An Insult To Every Welfare Recipient Under 66 Years Old

The Government's Workforce Incentives Bill allows age pensioners to work and earn more. But it's left other welfare recipients in poverty.

Pedestrian.tv

Disadvantaged pupils fall further behind peers in reading and maths, study shows

The findings have prompted those behind the research to call for pupil premium funding – which is targeted at poorer pupils – to be protected.

The Independent UK

Fruit and veg prescribed to low-income families in bid to tackle food poverty

Prescribing fruit and veg to people struggling with food affordability could prevent premature death and significantly reduce healthcare costs, experts said

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The Conversation

South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalised since apartheid -- what needs to change

South Africa is home to tens of thousands of small-scale fishers and fishing households. Some fish purely for consumption and subsistence, while others make up a small commercial sector.

Wales Online

Sainsbury's donates £3million to help people get access to food

13.7 million people in the UK struggle to afford to eat

Chronicle Live

Campaigners call for government to invest in childcare and overhaul system to help economy

The North East Child Poverty Commissions says childcare is the single biggest barrier to employment and increasing working hours

The Guardian - UK

Fresh fruit and veg prescribed to low-income families in UK trial

Project aims to tackle poverty-related health inequalities caused by cost of living crisis

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The Conversation

Why it's time to end child sponsorship

Language about the benefits of child sponsorship is common in the charity sector. The narrative we are given is that sponsoring a child in the Global South is a way to make a positive difference in their lives.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Red Cross: Afghans Will Struggle for Their Lives This Winter

More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the year ahead, a top official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in an interview, as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule. The group’s seizure of power in August 2021 sent…

Daily Record

Half of Scots households on Universal Credit face 'poverty tax' deductions in payments

EXCLUSIVE: SNP MP Chris Stephens wants households to be offered grants instead of upfront loans from the DWP while they wait for their Universal Credit payment.

The Independent UK

A one-man quest to save the world’s corals

Abdullah has spent his entire adult life restoring coral reefs in Malaysia, writes Rebecca Tan. Until recently he’s been working in obscurity – and, at times, poverty

Daily Mirror

Paralympian Sarah Storey backs Mirror's calls to end 'heartbreaking' period poverty

The campaign calls for sanitary products to be free in England and Wales and Dame Sarah joins the likes of Mel B, Giovanna Fletcher and England rugby captain Sarah Hunter

Daily Mirror

Elderly couple forced to put more clothes on as they can't afford to turn on heating

The Sunday Mirror is raising funds for the Warm Welcome campaign through our Warm Hearts Christmas appeal as it supports more than 3,000 warm spaces including libraries and community centres

Los Angeles Times

San Francisco launches guaranteed income program for transgender residents

The city of San Francisco this week launched a guaranteed income program aimed at the transgender community.

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