The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Nearly 1m children in UK at risk of poverty due to housing costs – report

Thinktank suggests ministers’ failure to raise LHA will push 90,000 more families into hardship in the next year

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025

One in four children in England need social care services by 18, study reveals

New research shows scale of crisis, sparking fears over impact of poverty and funding cuts on young people

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025

Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, study finds

Exclusive: Researchers say poverty and special educational needs are main reason – but equality campaigners urge caution

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote

The Senate could vote on the proposal as soon as next week. Democrats on Tuesday criticized the bill saying it fails to prioritize the state’s neediest children.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 29, 2025

Reeves’ growth drive rubbished by charity as report exposes scale of UK poverty

The chancellor says growing the economy is Labour’s main priority, but the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says economic growth alone won’t pull millions out of poverty

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Economic growth alone not enough to cut poverty, says charity

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said poverty levels could even rise if economic growth is not accompanied by employment growth.

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

A third of homes in Scotland living in fuel poverty, new statistics show

A third of homes in Scotland are living in fuel poverty, according to new statistics.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 28, 2025

Poverty bigger issue for families in England than rest of UK – health visitors

Research showed a rise in demand for health visiting support across the four nations in the previous 12 months.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

Britain should give India back its artefacts in lieu of £52trn in colonialism reparations, says historian

Oxfam report says wealth extracted from India between 1765 and 1900 would be a sum large enough to ‘carpet the surface area of London in £50 notes almost four times over’

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Misleading fear campaigns may kill Labor’s superannuation changes. But here are the real numbers

Increasing the tax rate on superannuation balances above $3m would affect less than 1% of the population – and yet it is still unlikely to pass

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2025