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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…

The National (Scotland)

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.

Edinburgh 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'

Glasgow Live

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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

Edinburgh Live

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

The Guardian - UK

'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

Wales Online

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

Evening Standard

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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.

ABC News

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 Conversation

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…

The National (Scotland)

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

Leeds Live

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.

Reuters

Inside Britain's drug-plagued town with 'death row' high street ravaged by Covid

Once a thriving shipbuilding coastal town, it has been hit hard by the cost of living crisis as shops and buildings lay boarded up and doused in graffiti

Daily Mirror

Poor being bled dry by litigation: Justice Lalit

Justice Lalit formally launches the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System system

The Hindu

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The Independent UK

DC's pioneering 'Baby Bonds' plan aims to narrow wealth gap

A landmark social program is being pioneered in the nation’s capital

The Independent UK

MPs and Lords wasted 2.6 million subsidised meals last year as food poverty surges

Canteens throwing out vast quantities of good as millions skip meals

The Guardian - UK

Fuel poverty: better-off urged to donate £400 energy grant to those who need it

Charities and community groups are setting up schemes to ensure discount helps people struggling with soaring bills

Daily Record

Fuel fat cats feasting on profit as families plunged into poverty

Families are being driven into poverty by the worst cost-of-living crisis in living memory.

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Daily Record

Scottish Power chief earned over £11m despite facing fraud and bribery probe

It was alleged he breached the privacy of Real Madrid’s Florentino Perez when his construction company ACS was fighting for a seat on Iberdrola’s board in 2009.

Daily Mirror

Outrage as MPs and Lords bin 2.6 million subsidised meals while families struggle

As two million hard-up adults admit going without food for an entire day during the cost of living crisis, the shocking amount of dumped food in parliament has been revealed in an FOI

Asharq Al-Awsat

As Iraqi Protesters Rally, Political Deadlock Leaves Families without Cash

Sabreen Khalil lost her husband to COVID last year, leaving her to raise seven children alone, but Iraqi government funding to help her and hundreds of thousands of families in poverty is blocked by political stalemate. With politicians deadlocked over forming a new government since an election in October, rival…

The Guardian - UK

UK energy bills crisis could set back health equality by decades, say experts

Chancellor told failure to act would hit services as poverty, cold and missed meals increase sickness rates

Reuters

As Iraqi protesters rally, political deadlock leaves families without cash

The Guardian - UK

Work doesn’t pay. Labour will fix that

Squeezed pay has forced too many working people to use food banks, say Labour frontbenchers Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves

The Independent UK

Labour demands recall of Parliament to tackle soaring energy bills

In a letter to Boris Johnson, Thangam Debbonaire, the shadow leader of the House of Commons, said the country faces an ‘urgent choice’.

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