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Children self-harming and thinking about suicide because of cost of living

“When I feel hungry, I ask my mother if we have any food and then she'll tell me if there's enough money or not. If there isn’t then I just go in the cupboards and see if there's something and if there's a snack, then I'll just eat it and…

Wales Online · Jun 20, 2022

From New Zealand to Nigeria: the global toll of the cost of living crisis

Unsparing inflation across basics from food and energy to housing is pushing millions into poverty, as our correspondents report

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Children ‘self-harming due to UK’s cost of living crisis’

Millions of youngsters are ‘at breaking point’ and many are having suicidal thoughts, charity says

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

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Depression, anxiety and panic attacks: charity highlights the impacts of debt

A lot of families are finding it impossible to stay out of debt, according to Christians Against Poverty.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

More 65-year-olds living in poverty as state pension age rose to 66, says IFS

The increase in 65-year-olds in poverty was concentrated among renters, single people and those with lower levels of education, researchers said.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Children feeling suicidal down to cost of living crisis, report finds

Child poverty charity The Childhood Trust today revealed how children have been impacted by the ongoing cost of living crisis - being left having self-harming and suicidal thoughts due to money worries

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2022

Labour's Wes Streeting fighting to pull children out of 'Victorian poverty'

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting grew up on a council estate and says the Tories have failed to tackle the inequalities leaving children in a worse off position

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2022

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Syrian refugee brings the taste of home to Gaza

Anas Qaterji fled Syria when civil war broke out in 2011 and snuck into Gaza, a land with its own history of war and poverty, where he has gained a large following among foodies crazy for the spicy cooking he brought from home.

Reuters · Jun 19, 2022

UK ‘leaderless but not powerless’ says former PM Gordon Brown

Speaking to BBC’s Sunday Morning, Mr Brown said rising inflation is a ‘global problem’ that needs ‘global solutions’.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie accused of 'flagrant duplicity' after failing to turn up for crucial vote on free school meals

The First Minister and Scottish Green Party leader were more focused on an independence campaign launch.

Daily Record · Jun 19, 2022

Children grow up in poverty in the shadow of Wales' greatest wealth

The Principality Stadium and BT Tower loom over the tops of the houses in south Riverside, yet more children grow up in poverty here than anywhere else in Wales

Wales Online · Jun 19, 2022

Poverty action is needed right now as millions suffer due to government failure on cost-of-living

A huge cost-of-living summit in Glasgow has shone a light on the desperate situation faced by millions across the country, writes Record View.

Daily Record · Jun 18, 2022

Edinburgh mum 'wakes with panic attacks' in middle of the night due to debt fears

Melanie Kilburn, who is the debt centre manager in the West of Edinburgh for Christians Against Poverty, has said that the situation facing households is worsening

Edinburgh Live · Jun 17, 2022

Rise in East Lothian pupils needing mental health services and living in poverty

The number of referrals to children's services was higher in towns where more families were living in poverty with parenting issues the biggest reason for social work intervention

Edinburgh Live · Jun 17, 2022

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Irish Mirror · Jun 17, 2022

Caitriona Twomey of Cork's Penny Dinners says 'there is a famine' in Ireland as cost of living soars

'When we have the level of food poverty that we have now in this country, there is a famine'

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

From Cathy Come Home to Shameless: how UK TV explains the cost of living crisis

Whether it’s provocative plays and astute sitcoms, or property porn and undercover docs, the small screen has never shied away from showing life at the sharp end – even if it doesn’t always get it right

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

What can we do about poverty? First, stop blaming people for being poor

As more people wind up in dire need, they will realise that being on the breadline isn’t the result of their individual failings, says author Kerry Hudson

Glasgow Live · Jun 17, 2022

Glasgow to host 'largest' summit on cost-of-living crisis

Headed by the Scottish Trades Union Congress and the Poverty Alliance, the summit will bring together more than 40 civic organisations. They will develop a joint platform on how to tackle the crisis.

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360info · Jun 17, 2022

Grim options, grim choices: trafficked girls in India

Poverty and abuse often mean Indian girls and women see human traffickers as their ticket to a better life – and this only grew worse during the pandemic.

Belfast Live · Jun 16, 2022

Cost-of-living crisis: Food poverty 'social supermarket' scheme to be expanded by Stormont

A budget of £1.5million has been allocated to support the work for the coming year

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Economists blast Boris Johnson for 'suppressing' Brits' wages as inflation soars

Economists from a host of universities and think tanks have written to the Prime Minister dismissing his claims over pay hikes fuelling inflation

Reuters · Jun 16, 2022

Hometown looks to aspiring Colombia VP Marquez to deliver on inequality promises

Former neighbors and colleagues in Colombia's largely marginalized Cauca province hope vice presidential candidate Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will help areas plagued by violence and poverty if her ticket wins the election on Sunday.

Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Calls to charity St Vincent de Paul up a fifth amid soaring cost of living

SVP says the rising cost of living is pushing more and more families into poverty

Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

One key change called for as Ireland reaches new record of households living in 'energy poverty'

The study shows that from January 2021 to April 2022 the cost of running a household has increased by around €21 per week.

Daily Record · Jun 16, 2022

Number of people facing fuel poverty is "seriously frightening" in Dumfries and Galloway

Councillor calls for more action to help householders following release of new report shedding light on people struggling to heat their homes

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