The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Ministers urged to increase basic rate of UK statutory sick pay

Campaigners call on government to go further than current plans to prevent people off work slipping into poverty

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

Degrowth needs to solve its image problem for the sake of the planet

We need to deal with the climate effects of global capitalism the way we deal with inflation – by applying the brakes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

Pumping the unemployed with weight-loss drugs echoes Victorian attitudes to the poor

Shifting blame to the victims of economic policy is an old trick by politicians. Now they’re using obesity to tackle joblessness

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

UN Report Says 1.1 Billion People In Acute Poverty

More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.

International Business Times · Oct 17, 2024

UN report warns 1.1 billion people are living in acute poverty

More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2024

Majority of parents not deterred by fines for term-time family holidays – survey

The Government should review the marketing and pricing of ‘rip-off’ family holidays, according to Parentkind charity.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

More than 120,000 London pensioners at risk of losing winter fuel payment despite eligibility

Age UK London is urging pensioners to check whether they’re eligible for pension credit, which would allow them to keep their winter fuel payment

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2024

Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024

9 million Mozambicans live below the poverty line – what’s wrong with the national budget and how to fix it

Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard of living. Nearly two-thirds of Mozambicans – 18.9 million people – live below the national poverty line of US$0.70-a-day.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024

South Africa’s unity government won’t dent poverty and inequality if it follows the same old policies – sociologist

A recent poll by the Social Research Foundation, a think thank, found that 60% of South Africans thought the government of national unity was working well. It also reported that support for the unity government’s anchor political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA), had risen…

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024