The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

President Gustavo Petro’s proposed legislation could raise $11.5bn a year with measures including wealth tax and levy on oil exports

I attended an extremely poor, extremely diverse high school in Sacramento where we were constantly told that attending college was the only way to pull ourselves out of poverty and reach the middle class. But the only way to afford the ridiculous cost of even community college or a state…

The energy price cap will increase from the current £1,971 to £3,549 from October 1, the regulator announced on Friday morning

Households are being warned of a 'dark winter' ahead

The cap will come into effect for around 24 million households in England, Scotland and Wales on default energy tariffs on October 1, and will remain in place until December 31.

The massive rise was confirmed this morning, sparking fears about a huge increase in poverty.

OFGEM has confirmed an 80.06 per cent rise in the energy price cap, sending the average household’s yearly bill from £1971 to £3549 from October.

Emily Wheeler runs Furnishing Futures, an initiative which furnishes the homes of domestic abuse survivors who cannot afford essential items.

Ofgem announcement will ‘strike fear’ into hearts, says Rachel Reeves, amid accusations of profiteering at oil and gas firms

High levels of poverty and poor home energy efficiency make Burnley’s inflation rate 11.5%

Recent UN data on food insecurity paints a bleak picture of a growing international problem: global hunger is not only growing but it disproportionately affects women. Similarly, the international humanitarian aid organisation, CARE, estimates that 150 million more women than men went hungry in 2021.