The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

'Horrifying' stats show over a third of Scottish households in fuel poverty

MORE than a third of households are in fuel poverty in energy-rich Scotland, shocking new statistics have shown.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2023

OPINION - West Ham are joining the Standard's fight against child hunger

As nights draw in and temperatures drop, anyone with a heart feels for people in London and throughout the country who have no choice but to live on the streets. But we must also remember that the misery of being cold and hungry and facing hardship does not end just…

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

Calls to increase ‘uniquely Scottish’ benefit for more than 300,000 children

THE families of more than 300,000 under-16s are benefitting from the Scottish Child Payment, as calls are made for the payment to be increased.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2023

Why is Bihar demanding the Special Category Status? | Explained

Bihar seeks SCS to address poverty revealed by Caste-based Survey. SCS was introduced in 1969 to assist development of disadvantaged States. Five factors considered before granting SCS. Centre-State funding of schemes divided in 90:10 ratio for SCS States. Bihar meets most criteria, but lacks hilly terrain. Raghuram Rajan Committee suggested…

The Hindu · Nov 27, 2023

Female infant rescued after Chief Minister’s intervention in Tripura

Officials rescued a 1.5-month-old female infant from a couple in Karbook Gomati district. The father confessed to have sold the baby due to poverty. The family is from an indigenous community in Haludia village, Khowai district. The area is under the jurisdiction of the Tribal Autonomous District Council led by…

The Hindu · Nov 25, 2023

‘People who are just like me will not be able to vote. That’s nuts’: Virginia to see first Black speaker of the house

Democrat Don L Scott has come back from a felony conviction 30 years ago to lead the state legislature and fight for his constituents

The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2023

Elderly South Asian people ‘more likely to live in poor health, poverty and housing’

Exclusive: More than a quarter of households headed by someone aged 50 or above from a Bangladeshi or Pakistani background are living in poverty compared with white peers

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023

It's not a cost of living crisis – it's a poverty pandemic

There is a poverty crisis in the UK. But when outlining his 110 growth measures aimed at getting “the British economy working” during his autumn statement, the chancellor’s measures to tackle the cost of living crisis were limited to economic support payments focused on short-term wins.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

KCR’s 2BHK housing scheme: An image-booster now marred by issues

In October 2015, the Telangana government made a grand announcement about Dignity Housing, a scheme to distribute two-bedroom (2BHK) houses with an aim of providing affordable and quality housing to the poor. A total of 2.93 lakh houses were to be built by 2023 and handed over to people below…

Newslaundry · Nov 23, 2023

SOS London: Evening Standard launches Winter Survival Appeal with £500,000 Comic Relief donation

Food bank queues around the corner, a doubling of extreme poverty, people dying because of cold homes...welcome to Christmas 2023

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023