The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Morning mail: flood evacuation warnings in three states, 3.3 million in poverty, EV sales rise

Friday: Towns worked to evacuate livestock and dig trenches as rivers burst, with some areas facing the worst flooding in almost 50 years. Plus: what can single people do to celebrate their lives

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2022

Stage-three tax cuts condemned as ‘unconscionable’ as Acoss report shows extent of poverty

Advocates say it should be a ‘source of great shame’ that one in eight people live in poverty in such a wealthy country

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2022

‘Liz Truss must act’: Politicians from all parties back our campaign to expand free school meals

Feed the Future: Figures from across Westminster say the case for widening support is clear and urgent

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Labor's new plan to slash consultancy bill

The finance minister has outlined a new plan to cut back on consultancy fees while the treasurer has promised to leave controversial stage three tax cuts alone.

AAP · Oct 12, 2022

'I've had my electricity cut three times', people struggling with cost of living speak out

The Larder food poverty charity hosted The West Lothian Cost of Living Crisis Emergency Roundtable Discussion for people to share their stories

Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP govt. is mired in corruption, says BJP MP Bhola Singh

‘Several welfare schemes have been stopped, forcing the Dalits languish in poverty’

The Hindu · Oct 12, 2022

Labour plans would cause blackouts and poverty, says climate minister

Graham Stuart said the UK would still be burning oil and gas in 2050 and domestic production was the greenest way to do this.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Don’t let ‘warm banks’ become as vital as food banks, Scottish charities urge

Campaigners say emergency response to fuel poverty risks shifting focus away from government responsibility

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

Charities call on government to urgently increase number of free school meals

Feed the Future: Organisations partnering with The Independent’s Feed the Future campaign call for meals to be extended to all children in poverty

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Calls grow to give free school meals to all children in poverty

Special investigation: David Cohen talks to increasingly desperate parents queueing with empty shopping bags outside a school near Battersea Power Station

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022