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Keir Starmer dons his election boots to tramp all over Tory territory

The Labour leader launched his general election campaign today with a 48-hour blitz of Conservative-held battleground seats

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown wants £3 billion for the ‘austerity generation’. But the UK needs a more enduring solution

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a rescue plan for some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people. There are, he said, 3.4 million children born after 2010 who are in poverty and whose development has been affected by the austerity policies of Conservative-led governments.

The Conversation

No increase to base jobseeker rate in budget means Centrelink payment remains below poverty line

There will be no change to unemployment payments despite a government committee and several social services groups calling for an increase

The Guardian - AU

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Governor’s Budget Includes Painful Cuts to Housing, Homelessness and Welfare Programs

Despite reductions to housing and antipoverty programs, Gov. Gavin Newsom maintains Medi-Cal funding.

Capital & Main

Australia budget 2024: the six graphs you need to see

A surplus matters less than what choices the government makes in its budget – here’s what Jim Chalmers’ statement tells us

The Guardian - AU

When Suella Braverman lectures Labour on child poverty, something is very wrong

If even the Tory right-winger sees political capital in opposing the two-child benefit cap, Keir Starmer needs to think again, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Millions of British children born since 2010 have only known poverty. My £3bn plan would give them hope

We know about the hardship of ‘Thatcher’s children’, but a new generation of Tories has raised inequality to even higher levels, says the former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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Children of austerity need a rescue plan, Gordon Brown says

Former prime minister proposes £3bn support package for ‘blighted generation’, including Sure Start relaunch

The Guardian - UK

Declining poverty ratio: a continuing trend

NSSO fact sheet data reveals declining poverty and inequality trends, with varying estimates based on different methodologies.

The Hindu

Letters: Frank Field’s flair for organising

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The Guardian - UK

If you live to 100, you might as well be happy: what poverty, jail and war have taught author Rhee Kun Hoo

Joy is all around us, according to the bestselling South Korean author. Here’s what he has learned from a long and often hard life

The Guardian - UK

Spain Struggles To Stamp Out Drug Trade In Poor South

The killing of two police by drug traffickers has focused attention on smuggling networks in southern Spain, where poverty makes it easy for gangs to recruit youngsters.

International Business Times

Owaisi is rich and old city is poor: Sameer Waliullah

Congress candidate accuses Owaisi of amassing wealth, highlights poverty in Hyderabad, emphasizes need for change in leadership.

The Hindu

Haiti crisis: International intervention 'not the solution', expert says

It's estimated that more than 53,000 people have fled extreme violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, which equates to 80 percent of the city's population. Haiti has been without a president since the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021. The country has been ravaged for decades by poverty and natural…

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The Guardian - AU

‘Placement poverty’ to be tackled in Labor budget with new payments for student teachers and nurses

Midwives and social workers will also be given a $320 weekly payment for undertaking mandatory work placements at university

WEKU

After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it

Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.

The Guardian - AU

The budget reveals what governments actually care about. And Labor has chosen to keep jobseekers in poverty

The government could easily index jobseeker to whichever is highest of the CPI or wage price index

France 24

Nigeria: Currency reform deepens socio-economic crisis

The devaluation of the Naira against the dollar has plunged Nigerians into a deep socio-economic crisis. The price of basic foodstuffs can double or even triple in the same day. While 98 million Nigerians were already living in extreme poverty in recent years, this figure could explode by 2024 if…

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The Guardian - UK

Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressive

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers in UK should have right to work after six months, MPs say

Exclusive: Existing policies seem designed to push people into destitution but fail as a deterrent, cross-party report says

The Hindu

The Congress lacks leadership, policy and intention to take India forward: Rajnath Singh

Lok Sabha elections 2024 news: Union Minister Rajnath Singh criticizes Congress' divisive manifesto, and praises BJP's commitment to eradicating poverty and developing India by 2027.

The Guardian - UK

It’s immoral to push children into poverty, but that’s what the benefits cap does

Claimants were supposed to be deterred from having more children, but the policy has made families poorer, not smaller

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“I Don’t Eat The Last Of Anything”: 45 Habits People Kept From Their Poor Days

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South Africa Marks 30 Years Of Freedom Amid Challenges

South Africa reflects on 30 years of freedom post-apartheid, facing challenges of inequality and disillusionment. The country grapples with poverty, unempl...

The Guardian - AU

Poverty experts tell Labor jobseeker payments should be lifted to 90% of age pension

The Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee warn that unemployment benefits are still too low

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