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Number of children living in extreme poverty nearly triples in five years

One million children were living in extreme poverty in 2022, according to estimates by a research charity

The Independent UK

The Tories have created a new poverty – one so deep and vicious it requires Victorian vocabulary

‘Destitute’ means a living standard so sparse, it should be consigned to history. It now applies to 4 million in the UK, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds

Severe material hardship no longer a rarity, as study reveals impact of benefit cuts and cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Mammograms are recommended beginning at age 50. Are women getting them?

71.6% of women 50 and older have had a mammogram in the past two years. The biggest gap in screening rates is between insured and uninsured women.

USAFacts

1m children in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017 – report

It is often being left to charities to try to plug gaps for people in desperate situations, the report said.

The Independent UK

Heat pump grants: What are they and how much do they cost?

Grants target fuel poverty and support carbon footprint reduction

Evening Standard

High rents and benefit cuts push poorer renters out of UK’s cities, report finds

‘Surburbanisation of poverty’ is changing social fabric of cities and widening gap between rich and poor

The Guardian - UK

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In the last 10 years, the decisions that the nation has taken with long-term planning are unprecedented: Modi

PM Modi in Gwalior praised the Scindia family and spoke of the Central Govt's long-term planning in the past 10 years, including 33% reservation for women, abrogation of Article 370, OROP, GST, and banning of triple talaq. He also spoke of poverty eradication, India's space station, and gave students homework…

The Hindu

A Portuguese lesson on free school meals

Letter: Prof Rebecca O’Connell and Prof Julia Brannen on the urgent need for the reform of the UK’s school food policy and funding

The Guardian - UK

Questions over 'infertility' treatment: Some French thermal spas claim to offer a cure

We report on an investigation into French thermal spas who claim to treat infertility in women. This despite no medical proof that the procedure called vaginal irrigation, is indeed effective. Also the dark side of microfinancing... and how millions of Indian women are now facing spiraling debt from a system…

France 24

U.S. Undoes Progress on Child Poverty as Spending Cuts Take Priority

The end of pandemic relief programs is returning millions of children to poverty.

Capital & Main

More than half a million US households live with plumbing poverty

Census data shows plumbing poverty — the lack of access to running water and/or an indoor bath or shower — heavily impacts native populations.

USAFacts

Hamas was unpopular in Gaza before it attacked Israel – surveys showed Gazans cared more about fighting poverty than armed resistance

Amid the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, observers in the region and internationally continue to make assumptions about Gazan public support for Hamas.

The Conversation

$‘Vaca Muerta was the future’: Argentina goes all in on fracking$

‘Vaca Muerta was the future’: Argentina goes all in on fracking

It promised wealth and energy self-sufficiency but Vaca Muerta’s vast shale fields have left locals in poverty, harm the environment and stall progress on renewables, critics say

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The Independent UK

Families with children most likely to suffer cost-of-living hardship – study

The Chancellor has been called on to address a ‘cost-of-children crisis’ in the forthcoming autumn statement as research highlights family struggles.

The Conversation

Why heating your home this winter may be even harder than last year

Domestic energy prices more than doubled during 2022 compared with the year before. This meant that the number of UK households in fuel poverty who could not afford to heat their homes to a safe level rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million.

The Guardian - UK

Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Meals review – his shows get bleaker by the second

As so many of us are pushed into poverty, Jamie Oliver’s shtick has become more basic – but his overhyping of cheap eats is starting to grate. Is cheesy pea pasta really worth televising?

The Hindu

Funds from Centre required to implement NITI Aayog’s Andhra Pradesh Vision 2047 Strategy

Chief Sec. Reddy urged Central Gov. to provide funds for effective implementation of Andhra Pradesh Vision 2047 Strategy. He proposed a similar insurance scheme for people living above poverty line. NITI Aayog presented details of strategy to develop State across sectors. Workshops to be conducted in 3rd week of October.

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The Hindu

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030

At the SDG Summit, world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to end poverty and hunger. Despite this, progress on SDGs has been slow and investment gap is estimated to be greater than $4 trillion. To bridge this gap, synergistic approaches must be taken to identify and develop reporting frameworks on the…

The Independent UK

Freezing working-age benefits could save £4 billion but come at ‘terrible cost’

A cash-freeze on Universal Credit and other benefits could plunge an additional 400,000 children into poverty, according to research.

Evening Standard

Almost a quarter of older Londoners living in poverty, charity warns

Poverty rates among older people are higher in the capital than the England-wide average

The Guardian - UK

I went to Labour conference in search of its plans for radical reform – what I found gave me hope

Labour’s frontbench is promising to tackle child poverty and to make work pay, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Children should get one healthy school meal a day, say EU experts

Nutritious lunches should be seen as an effective way to address obesity, chronic illness and poverty, says coalition

The Conversation

The cost of living crisis can't wait for the next election: three key issues the UK government needs to tackle now

Speakers at the 2023 Labour party conference have rightly addressed the economic insecurity affecting families across the UK. As winter approaches, many are at breaking point. One week earlier, however, the Conservatives were notably quiet on this point. And yet, the government’s own statistics show that four in ten adults…

USAFacts

How much do workers in the US earn?

In 2022, the median annual earnings for workers in the United States was $46,367, down nearly 7% from 2021.

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