The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

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 Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

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 · Aug 15, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Aug 15, 2023

Hafta letters: Chandrayaan, poverty and Sudha Murthy’s cutlery

In the last four weeks, I’ve done two trips, scared and as a nervous wreck, one from Gurgaon to my flooded hometown in Punjab where my parents were stuck, the second from Punjab to riot-filled Gurgaon where my wife was stuck. 

Newslaundry · Aug 12, 2023

Attitudes to the poor are based on a myth

Letters: Jane Mardell and a group of academics respond to Frances Ryan’s piece on a YouGov poll on what people in different income groups ‘should be able to afford’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Benefit cap punishes children by forcing them into poverty

Letters: The government’s two-child cap on benefits takes no account of the unexpected challenges that can confront any family, writes Kathleen Foster. Plus letters from Claire Edwards and Linda Theobald

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Mexico's poverty rate declines from 50% to 43.5% in four years as remittances almost double

The poverty rate in Mexico has declined from 49.9% to 43.5% of the population, according to the country's poverty analysis agency

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor

Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Six years later, she has followed up with an equally brilliant second novel, A Spell of Good Things, which has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023.

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2023

Sixto Rodriguez, singer-songwriter of Searching for Sugar Man fame, dies at 81

The Detroit native's two once-obscure early '70s albums – filled with distinct, plain-spoken songs focused on oppression, poverty, and racism – found a massive audience in South Africa, which he remained unaware of for decades

Guitar World · Aug 9, 2023

Targeted support needed for older people among ethnic minorities, says charity

Independent Age noted that ‘alarmingly, people talked about their distrust of the Government, and how that prevents them applying for support’.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023