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Tuesday briefing: How Ofgem’s new price cap drop will affect you this winter

In today’s newsletter: Despite a lower cap on energy bills, the cost of heating could remain crippling high and leave millions in fuel poverty

The Guardian - UK

Exploitation and low pay causing poverty among care workers, TUC finds

TUC says urgent investment needed in ‘Cinderella sectors’ to head off demographic timebomb

The Guardian - UK

Extreme poverty to be eradicated in Kerala by November 1, 2025, says Chief Minister

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced that extreme poverty in the state will be eradicated by Nov 1, 2025. Govt. has sought support from local bodies, agencies, institutions and individuals to uplift 64,000 families. He urged Kerala society to protect its secular fabric and highlighted the state's welfare measures. Onam celebrations…

The Hindu

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SNP by-election victory 'would force Labour rethink on child poverty', says FM

HUMZA Yousaf has said that a victory for the SNP in the upcoming Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election could force Labour to rethink their stance…

The National (Scotland)

TB research shows a good diet can cut infections by nearly 50%

For centuries, we have known that tuberculosis is a social disease. It thrives on poverty and social factors such as malnutrition, poor housing, overcrowding, unsafe work environments and stigma.

The Conversation

In Rwanda, teenage pregnancies are rising. The cost is high, analysts say

Previous efforts to combat teen pregnancies were met with success in Rwanda, but that progress has now stagnated.

Al Jazeera

Hotels and employment aren't major 'pull factors' for refugees – here's what really draws people to move

People make decisions about where to live, when to leave and where to move based on several complex factors. Among policymakers and people who study immigration, the term “push” factor is used to describe what drives people to leave a country (for example, violence, persecution or poverty).

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Labour's two-child cap stance slated as 1600 kids affected in target seat

THE Labour party’s priorities have been branded “broken” after figures showed more than 1600 children in their big target seat of Rutherglen…

The National (Scotland)

'Highly partisan': FM slates Gordon Brown over social security comments

HUMZA Yousaf has branded Gordon Brown’s criticism of Social Security Scotland as “highly partisan”.

The National (Scotland)

10 trade unions and Samyukt Kisan Morcha resolve to fight against Central government policies

Ten CTUs and SKM plan to launch protests against Union govt's policies ahead of 2024 General Elections. They seek to unite workers and peasants to address the "alarming situation" caused by pro-corporate policies. They will hold protests across India in Dec 2023-Jan 2024 to challenge poverty, slow economy, and lack…

The Hindu

What does living at the poverty line look like?

Inflation affects families at different income levels unevenly as the poorest Americans pay a larger share of their incomes on food and housing.

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Gordon Brown claims Scotland's social security agency a 'waste of money'

GORDON Brown’s commitment to devolution is being questioned after he claimed that Scotland’s separate social security agency was a “waste of…

The National (Scotland)

Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says

More than 155 million people were living on less than $2.15 a day last year, Asian Development Bank says.

Al Jazeera

Progressive Arévalo moves to decisive lead in Guatemala's presidential election

Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the "virtual winner" of Sunday's election to be Guatemala's next president after voters made a decisive choice for change.

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The Guardian - UK

A social tariff could bring a warm glow to UK energy policy

A lower price cap will still mean unaffordable bills for many. Yet a fairer alternative has been quietly dropped

The Guardian - UK

Poorest UK families enduring ‘frightening’ collapse in living standards, survey finds

Survey of frontline social workers finds 120,000 children are living in destitution

The Independent UK

Hungry children stealing food as tens of thousands living in extreme poverty: ‘Like the 1800s’

Children scared to go to school because they can’t afford clothes that fit, charity warns

The Independent UK

Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests

Buttle UK said the change in the past three years ‘dramatically illustrates the progressively worsening circumstances for children in poverty’.

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The Conversation

Teen mums in South Africa: largest ever study explores what it takes to go back to school

Imagine the weight of responsibility for caring for a child when you are not yet fully grown yourself, and the fear of being shamed by parents, fellow learners, and even strangers within the community?

The Guardian - UK

Yes, Covid played a big part in this year’s fall in A-level grades – but so did poverty

Teaching in some of the most deprived areas of the country, I’ve seen how austerity has affected the chances of young people, says Nadeine Asbali

The Independent UK

Rayner: Labour will look into scrapping rape clause benefit requirement

Labour’s deputy leader said the clause, which is part of the two-child benefit cap, was ‘abhorrent’, during a Glasgow visit.

The Independent UK

China's Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said the West’s pursuit of material wealth led to “spiritual poverty.”

The Guardian - UK

Ministers’ failures mean disabled people in UK face growing poverty risk – report

Watchdog says little progress made on recommendations of 2016 report that said government violated disabled people’s rights

The Hindu

Consumption-based poverty estimates have relevance

The rate of reduction in the poverty ratio having slowed down is at best a guess and it is best to wait for consumption expenditure survey data

The Hindu

Dignitaries stress constitutional values, welfare, poverty alleviation during Independence Day celebrations in Andhra Pradesh

The 77th Independence Day was celebrated across Andhra Pradesh with the hoisting of the national flag at the Legislative Assembly, Council, Secretariat, and High Court on August 15 (Tuesday). Dignitaries, who took part in the celebrations, highlighted the State’s commitment to democratic spirit.

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