The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

The former Labour leader and chancellor issued a stark warning to the current government

Campaigners argue that 109 children across the UK are pulled into poverty by the policy every day.

In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other factors that often mean life or death for people in poverty

Doha is hosting the Second World Summit for Social Development this week with world leaders, experts and youth meeting to tackle poverty, inequality and the future of work.

In today’s newsletter: The Labour Party recently sounded resolute in its intention to cut the two-child benefit cap. But against an ugly fiscal backdrop, the chancellor may be having second thoughts

Millions of people live paycheck to paycheck, feeling trapped by financial hardship. People develop poverty myths through internalization of false beliefs that do not stem from money shortages. The beliefs people hold about poverty create barriers that limit their choices and block their path toward achieving financial security. People need…

Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris’s Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift his family out of poverty and earned him a knighthood – a testament to a local legend, and the end…

The government shutdown is not an accident. Trump’s budget would push millions into poverty and must be stopped

The amount Texans will pay toward their ACA premiums will likely rise more steeply, with enhanced subsidies set to expire.