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Midlothian fire chief warns fuel poverty will spark rise in house fires

Concern the money crisis and fuel costs will lead people to more risky behaviour at home have been raised by fire chiefs who expect a rise in call-outs in the months ahead

Edinburgh Live · Aug 30, 2022

Shetland residents warned they'll need to earn over £100k to avoid fuel poverty

PEOPLE living in Shetland have been warned they could need to earn over £100,000 to avoid fuel poverty, according to the islands' council.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 30, 2022

UN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

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Nigeria's economy: four priorities the next president must deliver on

Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

Tracy Chamoun Announces Run for Lebanon’s Presidency

The granddaughter of a former Lebanese president and ex-diplomat Monday announced her candidacy for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections on a platform critical of Iran-backed Hezbollah party. The country’s political woes are compounded by its crippling economic crisis, which the World Bank says is the worst worldwide in over…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 29, 2022

DWP could boost Universal Credit by £25 a week under new plan

The extra cash will come as a lifeline to many struggling to get by amid the worsening cost of living crisis

Liverpool Echo · Aug 28, 2022

Jobseeker should rise to $70 a day to ‘lift people out of poverty’ and back into work, Acoss says

Peak body will lobby government to make full employment the ‘core goal’ in bid reduce social harms of joblessness

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2022

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South Lanarkshire Council 'on track' in efforts to tackle child poverty

The council's annual review highlights a number of successes

Daily Record · Aug 28, 2022

The areas of Nottinghamshire with the highest energy bills

Tuxford, Markham, Rampton and Bassetlaw have the highest energy bills.

Nottingham Post · Aug 28, 2022

DWP told to boost Universal Credit payments by at least £25 a week

It comes after Ofgem announced an 80 per cent increase on energy bills

Manchester Evening News · Aug 28, 2022

Fears of widespread child hunger spark calls for universal free school meals in UK

Teachers and charities say free meals needed for all state pupils as 800,000 children in poverty do not qualify

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

Call on DWP to increase Universal Credit and legacy benefits

"The scale of harm caused by these price rises needs to sink in"

Nottingham Post · Aug 28, 2022

Scottish Secretary claimed £4k of taxpayers money for utilities on second home

The Sunday Mail investigation reveals that taxpayers were left to pay his energy bill.

Daily Record · Aug 28, 2022

Pressure group plans to sue Ofgem over price cap hike

The Good Law Project is suing Ofgem with Fuel Poverty Action and the Highlands & Islands Housing Associations Affordable Warmth Group.

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Aug 27, 2022

'Greedy' Liz Truss has claimed nearly £5,000 in expenses for energy in last five years

Liz Truss claimed for her second home in Thetford, Norfolk where almost 30 per cent of children live in poverty and will get worse when the new Ofgem energy price cap comes into force

The Hindu · Aug 27, 2022

Data | 1994 vs 2012: Bihar, M.P. and Odisha had the highest share below poverty line in both years

While more than 40% of people in Bihar, Odisha, and M.P. were under the poverty line in 1993-1994, they remained the poorest States even in 2011-2012

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2022

Energy price cap increase 'could see three quarters of Scots in fuel poverty', charity warns

ALMOST three-quarters of households in Scotland could end up suffering from fuel poverty owing to the energy price cap increase, an advisory group…

Manchester Evening News · Aug 27, 2022

Single mum 'terrified' as energy price cap rockets to £3,549 a year

'It would probably make me cry if I calculated what was coming in compared to what is going out'

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The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

Price cap hike ‘could see three-quarters of Scots in fuel poverty’

Frazer Scott of Energy Action Scotland said almost three quarters of Scottish households could be in fuel poverty after the October increase.

Wales Online · Aug 27, 2022

'Vast majority' of people may now be in fuel poverty, warns government energy chief

MP Darren Jones says one definition of fuel poverty is when you are spending more than 10% of disposable income on energy bills

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Millions of Britons at risk of poverty, cold-home deaths as energy prices soar

Energy bills are set to skyrocket for UK residents in October, potentially leading to more deaths than the 10,000 people who already die each year due to cold homes.

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022

Child poverty estimates point to a record low in 2021 – here's how it could have been even lower

The U.S. government will likely report in September 2022 that for 2021 its most accurate measure of child poverty was the lowest on record. This was due, in large part, to generous government benefits. Our research suggests child poverty in 2021 would have been even lower had the government made…

Edinburgh Live · Aug 26, 2022

Energy price cap explained: Your consumer rights if you choose not to pay bills

Millions of households are expected to fall into fuel poverty as the energy price cap will rise by 80 per cent, pushing bills up to £3,549 on average a year - here are your rights if you choose not to pay.

The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2022

Colombia’s leftwing government unveils tax-the-rich plan to tackle poverty

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

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Commentary: To the people mad about Biden forgiving student loans: You’re wrong, get over yourselves

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…

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