The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

As Argentina gets ready to vote for a new president, over 40 percent of its population live under the poverty line as their budgets are squeezed by triple digit inflation. The two candidates running for president – far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei and ruling Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa –…

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said some key deprivation data produced by the Government is unreliable.

To meet this winter’s cost of living emergency, we urgently need a new social contract between companies and charities, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

YOUNG Scottish mums have urged political leaders to end age discrimination in Universal Credit ahead of the Autumn Budget.

I COMPLETELY agree with Bradley Perrett's vision for the remaining Honeysuckle development ("Honeysuckle idea simply sucks", Newcastle Herald, 10/11), the supposed centrepiece of the city's waterfront development. No one would deny the need for more social and affordable housing, but not on the remaining section of Honeysuckle. There is an…

The Crown Room at Edinburgh Castle where the stone is kept was closed following the incident.

Poverty is worsening in France and women and children are the main victims, the charity Secours Catholique has warned in its annual report, highlighting the burden of inflation, childcare and entrenched gender inequality on single women and mothers.

Poverty is getting worse in France and women and children are suffering the most, the Secours Catholique warned in its annual report.

While the Tories flail, we have King Charles campaigning on food poverty, showing that it cannot be ignored, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff