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Lack of safety nets hurt Ghana’s most vulnerable as economic woes deepen

Ghana’s low-income households and working class are feeling the effects as the country grapples with an economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

England worst place in developed world to find housing, says report

Quarter of UK private renters spending over 40% of income on housing amid warning people are ‘trapped in poverty’

The Guardian - UK

MSPs call on UK Government to scrap 'abhorrent' two-child benefit cap

MSPs have called on the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap following a heated debate in the Scottish Parliament ...

The National (Scotland)

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Hundreds Of Woolworths And Coles Employees Are Set To Strike Over The Weekend

"The dirty little Coles and Woolies secret is that those workers are paid poverty wages.”

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BRS, Congress have secret understanding for polls: PM

The PM claimed that his government has been striving to help the poor and the downtrodden ever since it came to power and this was reflected in Niti Aayog statistics which showed significant reduction in poverty in the country.

The Hindu

Ed Balls and George Osborne's new podcast is essential listening – but not for the reasons they think

In an apparent attempt to “talk across the political divide”, former chancellor George Osborne and former shadow chancellor Ed Balls have launched a podcast.

The Conversation

Lee Anderson plays down ‘poverty nonsense’, saying 1970s was ‘real poverty’

The Tory deputy chairman also depended previous comments on food poverty

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urges authorities to act tough against those involved in illegal dumping of untreated sewage

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recommends stringent measures to check illegal dumping of sewage in Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha. District Collectors asked to step up action against violators. Door-step collection of non-biodegradable waste improved. Faecal sludge treatment plants being set up. Poverty eradication, welfare programmes and new projects for each…

The Hindu

Zinder review – a startling look at swastika-waving gang life in Niger

Aicha Macky’s documentary spends time with the damaged and dangerous men who call themselves after Hitler, and investigates the vicious cycle caused by poverty and lack of education

The Guardian - UK

Why hard-right libertarian Javier Milei wants to dollarise Argentina’s economy

Javier Milei, the "anarcho-capitalist" presidential candidate who took the lead in the August primaries with his "Liberty Advances" political coalition, owes much of his electoral success to his promise to dollarise the Argentine economy. Disoriented by hyperinflation and rising poverty, many Argentinians see the adoption of the US dollar as…

France 24

One in 10 people in Scotland living in ‘very deep poverty’, report finds

HALF-A-MILLION people are in “very deep poverty” in Scotland with statistics showing women and ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk,…

The National (Scotland)

Teenage fix: the London council spending big on youth services

With its surging population and rife child poverty, Tower Hamlets says its £13.7m funding package will pay off

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Government announces funding to tackle fuel poverty

THE Scottish Government has relaunched a programme which aims to improve the homes of people living in fuel poverty.

The National (Scotland)

Some States Are Fighting Rising Child Poverty With Tax Credits

New Mexico is one of 10 states that have created or expanded child tax credits after Congress let a federal program expire.

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One in 20 British kids 'forced to sleep on floor' due to 'bed poverty', poll finds

MORE than one in 20 children in the UK are being forced to sleep on the floor because they do not have a bed, according to a new poll ...

Zenger

Israeli NGOs Lead The Way In Addressing Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships and expertise from Israeli organizations contribute to tackling challenges in Africa, from poverty to climate change.

The Guardian - UK

We have all felt powerless as poverty mounts in Tory Britain. Here is a practical way to hold back the tide

Help with bills via a social tariff would hark back to the success of the Covid universal credit uplift, writes Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

Low income families could boost their income by up to £24,000 a year with new scheme

Across the UK, an estimated £19 billion worth of benefits goes unclaimed each year

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The Guardian - UK

More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds

Barnardo’s says the rise in ‘bed poverty’ reflects growing levels of destitution following soaring food or gas bills

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples: ‘It is time for the world to look at our way of life’

Sônia Guajajara rose from poverty to become one of Brazil’s most formidable politicians. She talks about battling farmers, miners and land grabbers – and why technology is not the answer to the climate crisis

The Independent UK

UK’s cost-of-living crisis has children sleeping on floor due to ‘bed poverty’, says charity

Barnardo’s children’s charity says unacceptable to have such a situation in country as rich as UK

The Independent UK

Children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ in cost of living crisis – survey

Barnardo’s children’s charity said it is unacceptable to have such a situation in a country as rich as the UK.

The Independent UK

One in five parents in homes earning under £50K quit jobs over childcare costs

‘The early years practitioners who are working tirelessly for poverty wages deserve better,’ campaigner says

The Independent UK

PM ‘understands parents’ frustration’ over Raac crisis in schools

Rishi Sunak said the Government was right to close schools when the concrete safety issue came to light.

The Independent UK

Rising poverty grips Argentina as runaway inflation takes its toll

Homeless shelters in Argentina's capital are seeing demand soar as more people are struggling to make ends meet amid an annual inflation rate above 100% that is pushing more people into poverty

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