The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

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 · Nov 24, 2022

South Lanarkshire Council pays tribute to Funeral Poverty Awareness Week

The council and partners is raising awareness around the issue.

Daily Record · Nov 24, 2022

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) · Nov 24, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2022

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

13.7 million people in the UK struggle to afford to eat

Wales Online · Nov 23, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Nov 22, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 21, 2022