The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Snap helps more than 42 million people, and is considered the country’s most effective tool to fight hunger

Self-employment is often championed as a route out of poverty for the unemployed and those on low incomes, offering independence, flexibility and financial autonomy. However, for informally self-employed women in the UK, the reality is very different to these kinds of entrepreneurial success stories.

The death in early February of a 9-year-old South African boy, Alti Willard, who drank poison while scavenging for food in rubbish bins with his father, is a tragic reflection of the persistent food insecurity crisis in the country.

Under plans being considered to tackle child poverty, parents of under-fives could reportedly be exempted from the limit

The study found that the share of New Yorkers in poverty was nearly double the national average in 2023

Letters: Readers express dismay at the government’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget to pay for increased spending on defence

Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely

LABOUR’S proposed benefits cuts will take child poverty to levels not seen for nearly 30 years, experts have warned.

Jemima Levick’s superb production sets Arthur Miller’s tale of family, immigration, poverty and passion in the modern-day Brooklyn docks

At least 15 million South Africans suffer from food insecurity. That means they don’t have enough nutritious food to live healthy lives.

The Resolution Foundation warned the Government: ‘It’s time to move on from warm words and start cutting child poverty.’