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Labour is right to ditch the winter fuel allowance – it isn’t ‘robbing’ old people

Scrapping the so far universal benefit for millions of pensioners means money can be diverted to those who need it most, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Senate GOP kills child tax credit plan

The Senate GOP voted down a plan that would lift 500,000 kids out of poverty, as Vance blasts the "anti-child" left

Salon

Brazil led the way. Now the UK should get behind the assault on hunger and poverty

At its recent summit, Lula gave the G20 a chance to show its commitment to real change – and Britain can take the lead, says Kevin Watkins

The Guardian - UK

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'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

Two in three Australian women struggle to afford menstruation products and one in two miss work due to periods, as advocates call on the government to step in.

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Period poverty in Australia is forcing people to make their own menstrual products

Report finds period poverty is spread across income brackets but affects more Indigenous people and people with disability

The Guardian - AU

Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin

A federal program helps people in poverty cover the costs of heat and cooling. But advocates say it disadvantages states like Texas, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.

Texas Observer

Almost 9 in 10 Cubans live in 'extreme poverty' amid spiraling crisis, study shows

Seven in ten respondents have cut meals due to lack of money or shortages

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Benefit cap traps families in crowded, rat-infested homes, report finds

Limit on support for low-income families, introduced in 2013, said to be pushing people deeper into poverty

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Years of austerity have cut arts education to the bone – it's time to restore the music

With an incoming government that is yet to announce how it will address and dramatically improve the current funding landscape for the arts in the UK, as Co-founder and CEO of Restore the Music, I offer up a blueprint for a successful funding model for music education in state schools…

Evening Standard

11M US Women Can't Afford Menstrual Products As Tampon Prices Go Up 36%, Napkins Up By 41%

Rising costs of sanitary pads and tampons in the U.S. have exacerbated period poverty, with many women incurring debt to afford essential products amid growing safety concerns over detected toxic metals.

International Business Times UK

Historians of the Labour party put Britain’s new government into context

The coming of a new Labour government is a moment to take stock. Are there things that the new administration can learn from previous Labour governments? Is it true, as David Cameron claimed in 2009, that Labour governments always run out of money?

The Conversation

‘Will the kids eat or not?’ In Keir Starmer’s constituency, families struggle with poverty

Alongside prosperity in Holborn and St Pancras are thousands of households for whom lifting the two-child benefit cap could mean an end to hunger

The Guardian - UK

The two-child benefit cap: what is it, does it work and how much would it cost to scrap it?

The policy drives poverty among larger families and is seen by critics as not working as originally envisaged, writes Phillip Inman

The Guardian - UK

Zarah Sultana: I was the most abused MP – but Labour leadership did nothing

A SUSPENDED Labour MP has said she did not hear a word from leadership even after parliamentary authorities highlighted that she was the victim of…

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Fact check: Keir Starmer's SNP child poverty claim

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at PMQs this week that since the SNP came to power in Holyrood, the number of children in poverty has increased…

The Independent UK

UNICEF warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti's education system as it announces grant

Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and disrupts basic government services as the state education system faces a $23 million deficit

The Guardian - UK

Labour is out of touch on the two-child benefit cap

Letters: The government can’t be taken seriously on child poverty, writes Alan Sharkey, while Mike Sheaff decries the suspension of rebel MPs. Plus letters from Leah Key and Peter Brooker

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis and Nick Ferrari butt heads on This Morning in heated poverty row

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced changes to eligibility for universal winter payment

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Eluned Morgan set to become the first female leader of Wales amid turmoil for Welsh Labour

After months of turmoil, Welsh Labour has elected a new leader, its second in just five months and third this year. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Vaughan Gething, who was forced out after four senior politicians in his government resigned.

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar silent as Scottish Labour back two-child cap

ANAS Sarwar has remained silent after his MPs voted to keep the two-child benefit – despite calls for him to speak out.

The Guardian - UK

Soaring UK mortgage rates have pushed 320,000 adults into poverty, thinktank says

Institute for Fiscal Studies report says interests rate rises have inflicted differing levels of hardship

The Guardian - UK

Families affected by two-child benefit limit ‘more likely to skip meals’

Food Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger families

The Guardian - UK

Labour will be pushed to axe two-child benefit cap, says John McDonnell

Former shadow chancellor claims rebellion a genuine point of conscience, not a coordinated attack on government

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s show of force sends message to his backbenchers

By removing whip from seven MPs, PM makes clear that he is not about to abandon his ruthless mode of operating

The Conversation

Keir Starmer’s first prime minister’s questions: four things we learnt

If you want real, substantive answers to a question, prime minister’s questions is not the place to be. But if you want to see how politicians defend their positions and hold others to account, it is must-see politics.

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