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There is no free lunch; some people have no lunch

NZ's Rich Listers can pay for multiple lunches. The Green tax and income policy is saying those who can pay for lunch, should.

Newsroom.co.nz

What can be done about the ‘great gender pension chasm’?

Letter: Ethnic minority women are the most likely to face pension poverty in the UK, writes Pete Glancy

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting: 'I won't apologise for being ambitious - but I'm loyal to Keir Starmer'

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells the Mirror: 'If Rishi had had a background that was more like mine... he wouldn't have taken 20 quid off people in Universal Credit every week'

Daily Mirror

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Life on the streets where parents have to go without to feed their kids

New 'shocking' stats show four Greater Manchester areas are in the worst-20 places for child poverty in the UK. The M.E.N. takes a look at what steps are being taken to tackle the problem

Manchester Evening News

Inside Wes Streeting's childhood as Labour MP opens up about poverty, crime and abuse

In the exclusive first extracts of his book One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry-Up, Labour rising star Wes Streeting tells how overcoming challenges of a deprived council estate has shaped his politics today

Daily Mirror

The SPLC Is Massively Overcounting 'Hate' Groups—and It's Not Just Moms for Liberty

At this rate, the Southern Poverty Law Center's notorious hate map might eventually describe everyone as an extremist.

Reason

2 million kids eligible for free school meals with numbers up 40% since Covid

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'

Daily Mirror

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Martin Compston says witnessing children in poverty drove decision to take part in Soccer Aid

The Greenock-born Line of Duty star, 39, is set to take part in this year's Soccer Aid.

Daily Record

Nearly a quarter of pupils are now eligible for free schools meals in England as figure rises again

Eligiblity figures have risen every year since 2018, now including over two million children

The Independent UK

The shocking link between poverty and cancer in Wales revealed in new report

2,000 cancer cases a year in Wales are linked to deprivation

Wales Online

Nigerian leader defends end to fuel subsidy as hardship bites harder

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is defending his government’s decision to stop subsidizing fuel in the West African nation even as more states seek ways to cushion the resulting hardship on millions

The Independent UK

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

Chronicle Live

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The Guardian - UK

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

The Conversation

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Conversation

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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Wales Online

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

Daily Record

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 Mirror

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

The National (Scotland)

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 Conversation

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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