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Keir Starmer’s contempt for those on benefits is fuelled by tired stereotype

OKAY, Starmer, what have you got for us today? The benefits system is the “worst of all worlds”?

The National (Scotland)

From sleeping in doorways to reporting on homelessness: the journalist chronicling an American crisis

Kevin Fagan, who spent decades at the San Francisco Chronicle, argues in a new book that ‘atrociously unforgivable’ US poverty must be addressed

The Guardian - US

Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before

Myanmar has struggled with civil war, military rule and widespread poverty for much of the past seven decades. But the country’s youth have never faced threats to their survival and future as severe as today.

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They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama

Over the past week, Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, China, Pakistan and Iran

The Independent UK

Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report

First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men

The Guardian - UK

Despite recent increases, JobSeeker still leaves people below the poverty line. Here’s why that affects us all

Over the past two years, there has been some progress in improving the JobSeeker payment. But payment levels remain below the poverty line.

The Conversation

Scottish Government announces £2 million worth of cost of living support

More than £2 million of support will be provided to individuals and families on low incomes to help with the cost of living crisis, the Scottish…

The National (Scotland)

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Starmer decries ‘worst of all worlds’ benefits system ahead of deep cuts

PM expected to announce billions in savings from personal independence payment, the main disability benefit

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor urged to safeguard disability benefits from welfare reform cuts

A number of charities have written to Rachel Reeves arguing that hundreds of thousands of disabled households could be pushed into poverty otherwise.

Evening Standard

Chancellor urged not to make PIP cuts that could plunge 700,000 households into poverty

Leading charities have issued the Chancellor a stark warning

The Independent UK

Starmer braces for rebellion over welfare cuts as Labour accused of ‘pushing disabled people into poverty’

Labour backbencher warns of ‘deep, deep concern’ from colleagues over planned cuts

The Independent UK

SNP back coalition calling for end to two-child benefits cap

The SNP have backed calls from a coalition of organisations urging the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap...

The National (Scotland)

Migrants and refugee families in the UK denied childcare funding, report finds

Immigration status is denying children equal access to early years education and pushing families ‘deeper into poverty’

The Guardian - UK

UN committee urges Labour to bin two-child cap and boost benefit spending

A TOP United Nations committee has urged the UK Government to bin austerity welfare policies like the two-child cap.

The National (Scotland)

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Evening Standard

Swinney ‘troubled’ by reports of imminent welfare cuts

The First Minister said such a move could endanger his drive to eradicate child poverty.

The Conversation

A basic income can be a strong investment in mental health

Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies that will improve public health and well-being.

The Guardian - UK

Power struggle: will Brazil’s booming datacentre industry leave ordinary people in the dark?

While millions live with regular blackouts and limited energy, plants are being built to satisfy the global demand for digital storage and processing – piling pressure on an already fragile system

The Texas Tribune

Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all students. Those goals might be at odds.

Neither of the Legislature’s voucher bills require private schools to accept certain students, which some warn could block the neediest children from access.

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Angelina Jolie cheers for daughter Zahara as she speaks on 'period poverty' - WATCH

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie made a special visit to Alabama to support her daughter Zahara at a brunch aimed at raising awareness about period poverty.

The Conversation

Nigeria’s 2025 budget has major flaws and won’t ease economic burden

There are doubts as to whether Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s N54.99 trillion (US$36.6 billion) 2025 budget will lay a solid foundation for addressing some of the country’s current economic challenges.

The Conversation

Inuit children in Nunavut face a preventable food security crisis

Nunavut has the highest rate of child poverty and the highest rate of food insecurity of any Canadian province or territory. In 2022, around 80 per cent of Indigenous children aged between one and 14 in Nunavut lived in households experiencing food insecurity. In 2018, the rate of childhood food…

The Guardian - US

‘It’s been a lifesaver’: millions risk going hungry as Republicans propose slashing food stamps

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

The Conversation

How stigma, fear and the UK welfare system harm women in informal self-employment

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 Conversation

South Africa’s malnutrition crisis: why a cheaper basket of healthy food is the answer

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.

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘considering relaxing two-child benefit cap’ amid warnings over child poverty

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

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