The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Starmer warned child poverty will hit all-time high if two-child benefit cap not scrapped

The prime minister has been urged to rethink the Tory-era benefit cap after the Resolution Foundation said his strategy to tackle child poverty will lack credibility if it remains in place

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Credible child poverty strategy must see two-child limit axed, says think tank

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

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Labour losing support fastest among voters worried over finances, study finds

Poverty charity urges Keir Starmer to focus on living standards instead of culture wars and immigration

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Can baby bonds reduce childhood poverty? California thinks so

A new initiative targets 58,000 kids who lost a caregiver or were in the foster system during the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2025

Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed

South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. “Access” from a human rights perspective means that water is physically accessible, clean and safe for consumption, and affordable. Section 27 of the country’s constitution stipulates that everyone has the right to access…

The Conversation · Feb 18, 2025

Three Children Die After Eating Poisoned Bread Intended to Kill Stray Animals in Chiapas

The kids found the bread on their way to a nearby store and did not make it back home.

Latin Times · Feb 16, 2025

How Nelson Mandela’s Trafalgar Square speech still resonates, 20 years on

London event marking the South African leader’s role in the Make Poverty History campaign called for ‘more hope and political drive’ to continue the fight

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

The choice many families face: pay bills or buy school essentials

More than 1.2 million children and young people live in poverty in Australia. Families need support to keep kids in school and change their futures

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2025

Tackling child poverty in Britain must be made a priority

Letters: Andrew Forsey highlights a simple policy change that would provide much-needed meals, while Stewart Lansley says poverty and inequality are umbilically linked. Plus a letter from Jess McQuail and Kartik Raj

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025