The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

One in four Australian households are finding it hard to pay their gas and electricity bills. As winter looms, energy price rises will make it even harder. Cold homes and disconnections resulting from energy poverty threaten people’s health and wellbeing.

Diane and David Rowsell were looking forward to spending more time with the grandchildren. Then they discovered how many of their neighbours in York were going hungry

Editorial: The number of Scottish people in deep poverty has grown despite thoughtful welfare reforms. More will be needed

People turn to handouts and pawning goods as Kyiv’s bustling bars belie reality of life in wartime for many

This year’s Global Citizen NOW conference was packed with calls to action and urgent requests for involvement because climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a global debt crisis have erased decades of progress, pushing hundreds of millions of people back into extreme poverty

More than 5,000 parcels were given out through The Trussell Trust's network last year - nearly 1,500 were for children

Research commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services finds NSW mortgage holders, mostly in regional parts of the state, are experiencing extreme financial stress.

Foodbanks can no longer keep up with soaring demand from struggling people across the city

USAFacts’ 10-K report tells a story about the quality of life for kids in the last 10 years.