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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent 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

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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 Guardian - 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

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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

The Independent UK

Forcing people to repay welfare ‘loans’ traps them in a poverty cycle – where is the policy debate about that?

The National Party’s pledge to apply sanctions to unemployed people receiving a welfare payment, if they are “persistently” failing to meet the criteria for receiving the benefit, has attracted plenty of comment and criticism.

The Conversation

Efforts to eradicate extreme poverty progressing at a fast pace, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu

Harassment and abuse perceived to harm poor women less − new research finds a 'thicker skin' bias

People think sexual harassment and domestic abuse are less harmful for women in poverty than for higher-income women, according to four studies involving 3,052 Americans conducted by my colleagues and me. We also found that people believe women in poverty require less help and support when experiencing these kinds of…

The Conversation

Policy must tackle root causes of England’s record mental ill-health, says report

Coalition of experts publish action points including tackling inequality, poor housing and child poverty

The Guardian - UK

Will the Government Shutdown Result in 'Hunger for Millions' as Reuters Claims?

When you use incorrect stats to bolster your claims, as Reuters did, all kinds of foolish conclusions follow.

Reason

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NZ's Green Party is 'filling the void on the left' as voters grow frustrated with Labour's centrist shift

The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%.

The National (Scotland)

Gordon Brown in challenge to Keir Starmer over backing Tory benefit policies

GORDON Brown has said the UK’s benefit system is failing to support those living in poverty – in an indirect challenge to Keir Starmer who has…

The Hindu

India's journey towards SDGs serves as inspiring example of determination, ingenuity: Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj

India's G20 Summit put SDGs "front and centre", underscoring commitment to accelerate their implementation. India's journey serves as an inspiring example of determination and ingenuity. 12% of targets on track, 50% weak, 30% stalled/reversed. India on track to reduce poverty by half, much ahead of 2030.

The National (Scotland)

Poverty experts highlight ‘significant’ impact of Scottish child payment

Poverty experts have claimed that the Scottish child payment is “significantly reducing child poverty”.

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From streets to stage: Colombia’s magical dance school in a forest

At its idyllic campus near Cartagena, a school for young dancers aims to break the cycle of violence and poverty suffered by so many in the South American country. The verdict of one pupil? ‘It saved me’

WEKU

The U.N. plan to improve the world by 2030 is failing. Does that make it a failure?

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals — starting with an end to poverty — were set in 2015. At the halfway mark, the world is reeling from crises. Progress is stunted. Do the goals still help?

WEKU

This Republican senator wants an expanded child tax credit — with work requirements

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says the U.S. has lost focus over the last 20 to 30 years and economic policies need to be geared towards creating stable work for families.

The Hindu

Cabinet announces mass contact programme with an eye on LS elections

Kerala govt announces mass contact prog from Nov 18-Dec 24 to prepare for LS polls. Ministers to meet citizens, broadcast achievements, hold conclaves. LDF to form organising committees to make prog electorally consequential. No Cabinet reshuffle planned. Aim to rid Kerala of poverty, homelessness.

Chicago Sun-Times

To reduce child poverty, Congress must expand federal Child Tax Credit

The American Family Act has been introduced to make the Child Tax Credit increase permanent. Democrats are united behind it, but it has zero Republican cosponsors.

The Independent UK

Dutch caretaker government unveils budget plan to spend 2 billion per year extra to fight poverty

The caretaker Dutch government says it will spend an extra 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) per year to tackle poverty

France 24

India's microfinance loans: Women in rural areas trapped in debt spiral

Microfinance – lending small sums of money to the very poor to lift them out of poverty – has been widely taken up in India. But almost 50 years after its introduction, the results are mixed. Microcredits, mainly for women, have turned Indian social structures upside down. In the agricultural…

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