The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Mum 'cuts off her own gas supply' as Scots charity details cost of living crisis

Kirsty McKechnie, from Child Poverty in Action Group Scotland, said the woman was still being hit with a standing charge after making the decision to disconnect her gas last year.

Daily Record · May 28, 2022

Mother ‘self-disconnected’ gas supply amid rising energy costs, charity says

A MOTHER “self disconnected” the gas supply to her home due to surging energy prices, an anti-poverty charity has claimed.

The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2022

The nasty world of Get Carter was inspired by the appalling poverty I saw in Britain

Letter: Mike Hodges, the writer and director of the 1971 film, describes how he was radicalised while on national service in the navy

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022

Cost of living: the unhealthy coping strategies which are likely to rise as energy bills soar – plus how to get help

The burden of very high energy prices does not fall evenly across society. The most vulnerable customers are more likely to be on the most expensive tariffs because they’re more likely to pay for their energy via prepayment meters and face barriers to switching, such as limited access to the…

The Conversation · May 26, 2022

Food bank demand for items to eat cold ‘mind blowing’, says Jack Monroe

Anti-poverty campaigner says many people cannot afford to turn on the hob because of high energy bills

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022

Women who are denied abortions risk falling deeper into poverty. So do their kids

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits women's education, time in the workforce and wages. It also finds long-term negative impacts for their children.

WEKU · May 26, 2022

The biggest wave of Cuban migrants arriving in US since 1980 is driving policy changes

About 115,000 Cubans — more than one percent of the island’s population — have left their homeland fleeing poverty and repression and reached the U.S. in the past seven months, a mass migration wave on a scale not seen in four decades that has prompted recent changes in U.S. policy…

Miami Herald · May 26, 2022

Poverty alleviation a priority , says Justice Amanullah

Sensitisation workshop on Effective Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Scheme held

The Hindu · May 25, 2022

AU chairperson says Africa a ‘collateral victim’ of Ukraine war

Millions of Africans have been pushed into extreme poverty by COVID and face rising costs because of the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022

'Families worrying about how they’ll put food on their kids’ plates' - The reality of poverty in Greater Manchester in 2022

The 2022 'Poverty Monitor' heavily criticises the government's 'Levelling Up' agenda

Manchester Evening News · May 25, 2022