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Millions struggle to afford personal hygiene products

More than one in eight Australians are not buying personal hygiene products because they cannot afford them, a survey shows.

AAP

Migrants fleeing Ethiopia killed in shipwreck off Yemen coast

A shipwreck off Yemen’s southern coast has killed at least 76 people, with dozens still missing. Most of those on board were Ethiopian migrants fleeing poverty and conflict in search of work in wealthy Gulf countries.

Radio France Internationale

Explained: Why India’s inequality is underestimated

India’s consumption gap appears to shrink, but income inequality is rising fast, as per analysis of India’s consumption data by the World Bank.

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Low-wage workers reeling over Trump’s looming Snap cuts as food prices rise

Experts predict changes to ‘food stamps’ program affecting millions of Americans will cause poverty and hunger to rise

The Guardian - US

10 Government Relief Programs With Hidden Income Caps

Government assistance programs can be lifelines during hard times. But not all of them are as accessible as they seem. Behind the headlines and hopeful slogans, many relief efforts have income caps that aren’t always obvious.

Everybody Loves Your Money

8 policies that would help fight poverty in South Africa’s economic hub Gauteng

Poverty goes beyond income. It often arises when health, education and opportunities fall short of meeting people’s needs.

The Conversation

Bonnie Blue, rising misogyny, and the future of sex work – is now the right time to decriminalise it?

In an era of resurging misogyny, would decriminalising sex work do more harm than good?

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This Labour government has failed. People want real transformative politics – we will give it to them

More than 500,000 people have signed up to our new party to help build a genuine alternative to poverty, inequality and war, says former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s innovations are overlooked because global measures don’t fit: what needs to change

African governments and development agencies have embraced science, technology and innovation as levers for development over the past two decades. Science, technology and innovation boost productivity, cut transaction costs, open new business opportunities and promote social inclusion. They also help societies tackle grand challenges such as climate change and persistent…

The Conversation

Welfare cuts will still plunge thousands into poverty despite U-turn, MPs warn

There are still major changes coming for those who become disabled in the future

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands at risk of poverty despite Labour’s benefit U-turn, MPs warn

Changes to welfare reforms not enough to protect newly sick and disabled people from financial hardship

The Guardian - UK

Afghans Show Solidarity As Migrant Returns From Iran Surge

At the border with Iran, Fatima Rezaei distributes food and hygiene products to Afghans forced to return, unable to passively stand by as the deportation crisis grows.

International Business Times

To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident

This year's United Nations climate conference in November is in Belem, Brazil, a city facing high poverty and infrastructure challenges

The Independent UK

Labour urged to overhaul crucial pension-age benefit claimed by millions

Issues around the benefit were described as a ‘scandal’ by one senior Labour MP

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Med Student Caught Red-Handed Faking Poverty For Scholarship After College Finds Her Social Media Profile

Her legal efforts were fruitful—until a judge spotted her mother’s name on the court documents and realized she was a lawyer under the state’s employment.

The Guardian - UK

His Last Report review – dynamic celebration of chocolatier’s son who invented ‘the poverty line’

With an 80-strong cast, this moving play about social reformer Seebohm Rowntree finds a universal message in the most local of stories

The Independent UK

Could Labour raise the state pension age – and what to?

Governments are legally required to carry out a review of the state pension age every six years

The Guardian - AU

Raise jobseeker to 90% of age pension and pay for it by curbing super tax concessions, Vinnies says

Exclusive: Welfare reform paper also urges increases to rent assistance and payments to families and single parents

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The Independent UK

Two million pensioners in the UK are currently in poverty

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How does Britain’s pension predicament compare with other countries?

Countries across the world are grappling with similar looming crises, driven by a combination of factors including demographic shifts, low interest rates and economic instability

The Independent UK

Minimum level of retirement income needed to prevent surge in pensioner poverty, MPs warn

Labour minister Liz Kendall has warned of a ‘tsunami in pensioner poverty’ and opened the door to a rise in the state retirement age

Evening Standard

UK-wide strategy needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says committee

A minimum level of retirement income should be set, with a strategy for everyone to reach that level, the Work and Pensions Committee said.

AAP

RBA not swayed by jobless spike as next rate call looms

Reserve Bank governor Michelle Bullock has pushed back on rate cut expectations and weighed in on Donald Trump's pressure on Fed chair Jerome Powell.

The National (Scotland)

Labour panned for foreign aid cuts as women and children to be hit hardest

THE Labour UK Government has been accused of "increasing poverty at home and abroad" after it emerged women and children would be hit…

The Independent UK

Why state pension age could rise again

Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has launched a new pension commission and announced a review of the state pension age, warning of a "tsunami of pensioner poverty" without major reform.

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