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Biggest squeeze in living standards for a century as millions more face absolute poverty, think tank warns

Inflation to put three million more in poverty, warns Resolution Foundation

The Independent UK

Cold homes will cost children’s lives and cause long-term damage, warn experts

Winter ‘humanitarian crisis’ will damage children’s lungs and brain development

The Guardian - UK

A generation of Britons face long-term illness from being cold and poor this winter

When two-thirds of the population face fuel poverty, it is clear that we’ll need more than just quick fixes to this crisis, says professor of epidemiology Michael Marmot

The Guardian - UK

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What are the dangers of cold homes?

An estimated 55% of UK households will be in fuel poverty this winter.

The Independent UK

Think tank: millions more face absolute poverty amid terrifying fall in income

More than three million are expected to fall into absolute poverty in ‘worst two-year change on record’.

The Independent UK

3 million face absolute poverty as 75% think Liz Truss has no plan to end suffering

The warning comes as an exclusive Mirror poll shows voters don't believe Liz Truss has a plan to ease families' suffering

Daily Mirror

Experts warn of ‘humanitarian crisis’ for children stuck in cold homes

The Government must act to prevent an estimated 55% of UK households plunging into fuel poverty by January, an expert review said.

The Independent UK

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Internet Shutdowns Hit Cash-Strapped Lebanon Due to Strike

Internet shutdowns rippled through cash-strapped Lebanon on Tuesday after employees of the country's state-owned telecom company went on strike, demanding higher wages. It was the latest reflection of one of the world's worst economic disasters, which has pulled three quarters of Lebanon's 6 million people into poverty. The Lebanese pound…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SNP urged to raise child poverty payment by 300 per cent to mitigate Tory policy

THE Scottish Government has been urged to provide an extra £100 a month for young parents penalised by Tory benefit rules ...

The National (Scotland)

SNP led Government urged to provide £100 a month benefits top up to young parents

EXCLUSIVE: Charities says under 25s are penalised by the Tory Government and want the SNP-Green Government to intervene

Daily Record

Parent with disability raises 'poverty trap' fears in Hunter's public housing system

Ms Moorhouse, 45, was served an eviction notice on a private rental earlier this year and has struggled to find a home suited to their needs and those of their two teen daughters who live with autism.

Newcastle Herald

Falkirk plan warm spaces to help people facing winter fuel poverty

More than 30,000 families could be facing fuel poverty across Falkirk this winter

Daily Record

How does the government regulate private insurance costs?

Tax credits and cost-sharing reductions can help reduce the cost of premiums, copayments, and deductibles in certain health insurance plans.

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Shetland Council warns 96% of islanders could be pushed into fuel poverty

The authority said all but those earning £104,000 a year will be in fuel poverty with prices expected to hit £10,300 by April.

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Tory welfare cuts penalising young parents, campaigners warn

THE impact of Tory welfare cuts on under-25s have been revealed in new figures showing more than half of children with young mothers are living in…

The Guardian - UK

Support for Welsh independence is growing – people are fed up with being forgotten

As in Scotland, many people have looked at the United Kingdom and decided that it’s simply not working for them, says WalesOnline’s Will Hayward

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian fire chief warns fuel poverty will spark rise in house fires

Concern the money crisis and fuel costs will lead people to more risky behaviour at home have been raised by fire chiefs who expect a rise in call-outs in the months ahead

The National (Scotland)

Shetland residents warned they'll need to earn over £100k to avoid fuel poverty

PEOPLE living in Shetland have been warned they could need to earn over £100,000 to avoid fuel poverty, according to the islands' council.

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The Independent UK

UN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine

The Conversation

Nigeria's economy: four priorities the next president must deliver on

Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tracy Chamoun Announces Run for Lebanon’s Presidency

The granddaughter of a former Lebanese president and ex-diplomat Monday announced her candidacy for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections on a platform critical of Iran-backed Hezbollah party. The country’s political woes are compounded by its crippling economic crisis, which the World Bank says is the worst worldwide in over…

Liverpool Echo

DWP could boost Universal Credit by £25 a week under new plan

The extra cash will come as a lifeline to many struggling to get by amid the worsening cost of living crisis

The Guardian - AU

Jobseeker should rise to $70 a day to ‘lift people out of poverty’ and back into work, Acoss says

Peak body will lobby government to make full employment the ‘core goal’ in bid reduce social harms of joblessness

Daily Record

South Lanarkshire Council 'on track' in efforts to tackle child poverty

The council's annual review highlights a number of successes

Nottingham Post

The areas of Nottinghamshire with the highest energy bills

Tuxford, Markham, Rampton and Bassetlaw have the highest energy bills.

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