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FM demands action as Ofgem raises energy price cap to 'unaffordable' £3549

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.

The National (Scotland)

‘Your sense of home roots you in everything’: meet the woman fighting London’s furniture poverty problem

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

Evening Standard

Labour calls for emergency budget as energy cap set to top £3,500

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

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‘It’s going to hit everyone’: warning from town with highest inflation in England

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

The Guardian - UK

Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity

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.

The Conversation

The UK is facing an energy bills crisis, and no major party is prepared for it

The UK is heading into the greatest cost of living crisis in living memory. Looming energy price rises are going to drive huge swathes of the population into fuel poverty, and none of the proposals being put forward by our political parties at Westminster or in Scotland or Wales are…

The Conversation

Renfrewshire children could be pushed into poverty this winter due to cost-of-living

Families who are just managing could find themselves struggling by the end of this year

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Eamon Ryan promises Government will 'keep the lights on' during upcoming winter energy crisis

'As well as keep the lights on, we have to make sure people can afford the power coming through'

Irish Mirror

Why is food poverty a fact of life in 21st-century Britain?

Letters: Today’s need for food banks shows how little society has evolved from the 19th century, writes Karen Wynyard. Plus Susan Le Jeune on attitudes to food banks

The Guardian - UK

Labour council boss slated for calling SNP questions on poverty 'stupid'

A COUNCIL leader is facing backlash after telling new female councillors their questions about what more could be done to help families in poverty…

The National (Scotland)

West Lothian residents will receive extra cash to help pay their winter bills

Council's Advice Shops gear up for more cases coming through the door as the cost of living crisis bites and West Lothian sets up new funds to help with fuel poverty

Edinburgh Live

Pandemic sets back Asia-Pacific's poverty fight by 2 years - ADB

The pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in the Asia-Pacific region by at least two years, and many nations will find it harder to escape poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.

Reuters

22 experts and leaders can see what the Tories can't - that we need energy bills help

Leaders including Labour Party Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown are calling for the Government to help Brits as energy bills continue to go up - and are expected to rise even more

Daily Mirror

Scotland's Children’s Commissioner challenges Ofgem on energy price hikes

SCOTLAND’S Children’s Commissioner has challenged Ofgem over the decision to raise the energy price cap, warning more families will be pushed…

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Edinburgh libraries could become 'heat banks' this winter amid rising energy bills

One councillor said it would 'provide a temporary service in a difficult time' as thousands of the capital's residents face fuel poverty this winter.

Glasgow Live

Scots issued warning as inflation could hit 18 per cent next year

Experts have warned inflation could reach staggering highs by next year after the CPI rate hit 10.1 per cent in July. Rising energy costs and food prices are expected to see households in Scotland fall into fuel poverty 'by the end of the year'

Edinburgh Live

EDF Energy boss warns 'over half' of UK households could fall into fuel poverty

EDF has warned of a "dramatic and catastrophic winter” as yearly energy bills are expected to rise to more than £3,500 and over half of households are thought to fall into fuel poverty as a result

The Guardian - UK

UK customers face ‘catastrophic winter’ as energy costs soar, says EDF retail boss

Half of UK households could be in fuel poverty by January unless government steps in, says managing director for customers

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Wales Online

'Catastrophic winter' warning from energy firm boss costs rise

Fresh call for cut in VAT on gas and electricity amid prediction half of homes could be in fuel poverty by January

Evening Standard

Half of households face fuel poverty in ‘catastrophic winter’, warns energy chief

Government unable to say what work is being done to tackle soaring energy costs

ABC News

Desperate Indonesian fishermen are risking their lives to sneak into rough Australian waters and plunder sea treasures

Poverty made worse by the pandemic is helping to fuel a surge in Indonesian fishing boats illegally entering Australian waters. But the deaths of nine fishermen earlier this year has raised fears that more Indonesians will drown in Australian waters.

The Conversation

South Africa's fuel price subsidies: a close analysis shows they don't reduce poverty

Consumers in South Africa continue to grapple with a high cost of living, particularly with the latest rising fuel costs. In the last several months, the price for one litre of 95 octane petrol (inland) has risen by 36.4%, from R19.61 in January 2022 to R26.74 (about US$1.60) in July…

The National (Scotland)

Staff at Scottish universities vote for strike action after 'years of poverty pay'

STAFF at numerous Scottish universities have voted for industrial action, joining a growing wave of sectors striking over insufficient pay increases…

Leeds Live

GMB viewers hail 'phenomenal' Leeds teacher who helped poverty-stricken boy, 6, with bedbug sores

Bex Wilson founded the charity Zarach which is tackling bed poverty

Reuters

Philippines' Marcos seeks record $94 billion budget for 2023

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr asked Congress on Monday for a record 5.29 trillion pesos ($94.40 billion) government budget in 2023 to support an ambitious policy agenda aimed at boosting growth and lifting millions out of poverty.

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