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Government accused of 'plunging families into poverty' following sharp rise in households facing financial struggles

Figures revealed this week showed a rise of 50,000 children in poverty in the North East.

Chronicle Live

Rocketing levels of child poverty in Renfrewshire branded "desperately sad"

Statistics show 7,840 youngsters in the local authority area were found to be living below the breadline in the 2021/22 financial year.

Daily Record

Jarrow residents still fighting for change more than 80 years on from historic march

The town is one of two places which could take part in a Universal Basic Income (UBI) trial

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TV tonight: the devastating stories of pensioners living in poverty

This powerful documentary is a must-watch. Plus: intriguing period drama The Gallows Pole continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

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As the U.S. expands work conditions for income assistance, Canada takes a different tack

Only days before a government default, United States President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement to raise the country’s debt ceiling and avoid financial turmoil.

The Conversation

Bid to end foodbank use by 2030 reaches Commons amid growing calls for action

Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand

Daily Mirror

Refugee camps are at higher risk of extreme weather – new research

Around the world, climate change, violence and poverty are forcing people from their homes. The UN’s refugee agency estimated that by mid-2022, there were 103 million people displaced from their homes, compared to 90 million at the end of 2021.

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More than a quarter of children in Wales live in poverty

The Bevan Foundation said the new data shows child poverty in Wales needs to be viewed as a national problem

Wales Online

More than one in four Dumfries and Galloway children living in poverty

Shocking figures in a new report revealed that 6,751 kids in the region - 26 per cent - are deemed to be caught in the poverty trap

Daily Record

SNP MP pushes UK Government for plan to end reliance on food banks by 2030

EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow MP Chris Stephens will present his Food Poverty Strategy Bill to the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Daily Record

Almost 2 MILLION elderly people turned off heating last winter as energy costs soared

A study by National Energy Action for a Dispatches probe found three in five over-65s used their heating less than usual - and one in five went to bed early to stay warm

Daily Mirror

Major UN report blasts UK for failing to tackle 'persistent' child discrimination

In its first examination of the UK in seven years, the UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child said it 'remains deeply concerned about persistent discrimination' - be it in schools, in the youth justice system, or in the health system

Daily Mirror

Scotland 'must learn' from English Universal Basic Income trial despite limited power

SCOTLAND “must learn” from a Universal Basic Income (UBI) trial in England which could be a “game changer” in tackling poverty.

The National (Scotland)

Canada's national food policy is at risk of enshrining a two-tiered food system

Just two days after the release of the latest statistics on household food insecurity in Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the start of a new phase of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund.

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The National (Scotland)

Unique Scottish policy making 'real difference' to child poverty, data suggests

THE Scottish Child Payment is making a “real difference” to food bank use in the country, a leading charity has suggested ...

Daily Mirror

'Absurd Universal Credit rules are pushing thousands more children into poverty'

Writing for the Mirror, Labour chair of the Work and Pensions Committee Stephen Timms demanded action as figures show there are now 4.2million children living in poverty

The National (Scotland)

One in three Scottish kids live in poverty, research shows

ONE in three children lives in poverty in Scotland, as ministers face missing legal deprivation targets.

Evening Standard

75% of London children in poverty from employed households, new figures show

Four London boroughs are among areas with highest child poverty in the UK

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Birmingham Post

New data reveals extent of child poverty in Wales

Welsh charities said the data shows the Welsh economy and social safety net aren't working properly

Daily Mirror

600,000 more children thrown into poverty as Tories cut Universal Credit payments

Research by the End Child Poverty Coalition revealed the total number of kids living in poverty soared to 4.2million in 2021-22 as the government axed the £20-a-week boost to UC

Chronicle Live

North East child poverty levels rise by 50,000 - with most having working parents

New figures come from a period from before the worst affects of the cost-of-living crisis

Belfast Live

One in five children from Northern Ireland living in poverty

Campaigners have said they are gravely concerned by the figures

360info

Families in homes a step toward a better economy

A growing economy does not always mean a nation is doing well. Measuring wellbeing, and implementing policies to address that, fills that gap.

Daily Mirror

Jonathan Ashworth signals end to 'heinous' two-child benefit cap if Labour wins power

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said the policy ushered in by austerity Tory ex-Chancellor George Osborne is 'absolutely keeping children in poverty'

The National (Scotland)

New Church of Scotland Moderator condemns levels of poverty in the UK

THE new Moderator of the Church of Scotland has condemned the levels of poverty in the UK as “unacceptable”.

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