The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Mapped: Find your nearest baby bank as demand surges

Parents struggling to feed their children say they had not heard of service before reaching out for lifeline support

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025

Voices: With families facing impossible choices, Labour’s should be easy

COMMENT: Editorial: New figures shared with The Independent show the extent to which families are relying on baby banks. The government’s plans to tackle child poverty should start immediately

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025

Surge in parents turning to baby banks as UK’s child poverty crisis laid bare

Exclusive: Celebrities, MPs and campaigners say the situation is a ‘national disgrace’ as they call for more support for families

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025

The global right wants to own ‘pro-child’ rhetoric. It doesn’t care about actually helping children

From tax breaks to baby bonds, pronatalists are pulling out all the stops – but bribery won’t build a healthy society, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025

Starmer hints at scrapping two-child benefit cap to tackle poverty

The prime minister is privately said to be in favour of doing away with the two-child benefit cap

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

Which countries have the highest and lowest pensions in Europe?

The future adequacy of pensions remains under pressure in the EU. Women continue to receive significantly lower pensions than men. Large disparities in pension levels persist across countries.

Euronews · May 29, 2025

How the System Punishes Poor People for Trying to Get Ahead

In theory, financial independence is the American Dream: work hard, earn more, and you’ll eventually rise above poverty. However, in practice, the system is often...

Saving Advice · May 28, 2025

If You’re Broke in These 6 States, You’re Basically Trapped There

Being broke is never easy, but being broke in some U.S. states is more than just a financial setback. It’s a full-on trap. A quick...

Saving Advice · May 28, 2025

Voices: Gillian Anderson’s new film is picture-postcard perfect… but it doesn’t show the real Cornwall

COMMENT: The South West is a place of beauty, but also poverty, says Thomas Horn. While ‘The Salt Path’ will no doubt inspire visitors, it won’t even begin to scrape the surface of the county’s real issues

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Push to make period poverty an issue of the past

An Australian charity wants to change the lives of girls living in rural Cambodia by providing access to menstrual education and sanitary products.

AAP · May 27, 2025