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How does the European Union use cohesion funds to reduce poverty and inequality across the bloc? Our first stops are in two of the EU’s poorest countries, Bulgaria and Romania, to look at the role that EU aid plays in the areas of education and public transport. We also visit…

While you may not be an extreme couponer, you’ve probably had deals on your radar. Here's where shoppers practice the most savings strategies.

More than 300,000 families are receiving £25 each week through the Scottish Child Payment.

‘We shouldn’t be playing politics with programs that help Americans meet their basic needs’

Exclusive: Policy misunderstands realities of caring roles and has left hundreds of thousands of families in poverty, study finds

‘We shouldn’t be playing politics with programs that help Americans meet their basic needs’

Is being middle-class worth it? You be the judge, but here’s what the numbers say.

Africa is often portrayed as a continent ravaged by war, terrorism, poverty and political instability. But over the past five decades few violent conflicts have occurred between states. In Europe, for comparison, there have been more than 25 inter-state conflicts since 1945.

The relationship between brain development and low-income is relatively well-established, but the role of anti-poverty policies in this relationship is not. A new study fills this gap.