The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

West Lothian's community call to action on cost of living crisis

The council is calling for a joint response to the cost of living crisis with its Community Planning Partnership board joining forces with business and the Third Sector to help those most in need this winter

Edinburgh Live · Sep 1, 2022

Incoming PM will oversee 'biggest squeeze on living standards in 100 years'

“RADICAL policy action” is needed after a report found the next Tory prime minister is on course to preside over the deepest squeeze in living…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2022

Keir Starmer says phone was cut off for 'months' as his family struggled with bills

The Labour leader said he was not claiming he grew up in 'great poverty' but he understood the challenges hard-pressed households are facing

Daily Mirror · Sep 1, 2022

UK households’ spending power to drop by £3,000, warns thinktank

Resolution Foundation says rising energy bills will push extra 3 million people into poverty

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

Millions facing ‘significant humanitarian crisis’ due to rising cost of living, leading experts warn

Some 6,000 to 7,000 people die each winter from fuel poverty, but the figure is likely to be ‘much higher this year’, UCL researchers say

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

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 · Aug 31, 2022

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 · Aug 31, 2022

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 · Aug 31, 2022

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 · Aug 31, 2022

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 · Aug 31, 2022