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NZ is finally making progress on child poverty – but a ‘no frills’ budget puts that at risk

Budget 2023 marks “half-time” for the Labour government’s long-term child poverty targets. It’s an ideal point in the ten-year project to take stock and see what’s worked and what hasn’t.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on the cost of living crisis: Labour needs creative solutions

Editorial: Rather than placing all bets on growth, the party should focus on the public goods and services that sustain our daily lives

The Guardian - UK

Nurses are living in poverty, says RCN chief Pat Cullen

Nurses are to be balloted over the prospect of further strikes after rejecting the Government’s revised pay offer.

The Independent UK

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2023 Karnataka Assembly elections | BJP’s failure to tackle unemployment, poverty hit it hard

Nearly 30% of voters said unemployment was the biggest issue this election compared with just 3% in 2018

The Hindu

Babies are dying because of NHS failings, poverty and inequality, charities warn

Maternity services need urgent improvement and investment to meet government target of halving stillbirths and neonatal deaths

The Guardian - UK

Tory politicians 'choosing' not to reduce grim child poverty levels, warns expert

University College London's Professor Sir Michael Marmot said the UK is 'on track to make child poverty worse' - and said the Government could spend more on children in their early year but refused to do so, blaming high taxes

Daily Mirror

Europe could see record numbers trying to reach its borders this year, agency says

The European Union could see another record number of people seeking to reach its borders this year via irregular crossings, with more migrants driven by poverty and climate change rather than conflict, the EU's Frontex border agency said on Friday.

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Expert accuses politicians of choosing not to reduce child poverty

Professor Sir Michael Marmot accused those in charge of blaming high taxes for inaction.

The Independent UK

US, Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold talks at White House

President Joe Biden and Spain's Pedro Sánchez are set to hold talks as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can go to apply for protection

The Independent UK

Guntur MEPMA official suspended, three others face action for diverting ₹1.04 crore SHG funds

The Mission for Elimination of Poverty In Municipal Areas (MEPMA) initiated action against the staff in Guntur who ‘unauthorisedly’ diverted Self-Help Group (SHG) funds to the tune of ₹1 .04 crore

The Hindu

Women's reproductive rights: The extraordinary activism of Deja Foxx

Deja Foxx, 23, has just been awarded the Global Citizen Prize for her activism on women's reproductive rights. Deja first came to prominence at just 15 years old, when she challenged a Republican senator in Arizona over the right for women to have free access to birth control pills. Since…

France 24

The Poverty Paradox: why is there still so much economic hardship in the US?

In a new book, author Mark Rank looks at why one of the world’s wealthiest countries has such a high rate of poverty

The Guardian - US

Lisburn & Castlereagh extends period poverty pilot as Department of Education cuts budget

"It is not financially viable for council to use ratepayers money to fill the gap left by the cuts from the Department of Education."

Belfast Live

Australia’s increase in welfare payments ‘is just a Band-Aid’, say low-income earners

‘I’m not going to be ungrateful, it will help … But the reality is, people like myself, we’re trapped’

The Guardian - AU

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Leaks reveal Greens’ bizarre counter-offer to budget plan

TND understands negotiations over the poverty alleviation package will be kicked off with a proposal from the Greens to amend the budget.

Daily Mirror

Paloma Faith divides fans as she defends Coronation Concert amid poverty crisis

Singer Paloma Faith angered many fans for sharing her support for the King's Coronation Concert amid the UK's cost of living crisis, after she performed at the lavish event

The National (Scotland)

SNP council writes off £32,000 in school meals debt amid poverty crisis

MORE than £32,000 in unpaid school meal fees have been written off by one SNP-controlled council ...

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Just Some Basic Shit You Can’t Buy With Labor’s $2.85/Day JobSeeker Increase

Imagine welfare increases being so low you can't even buy two-minute noodles with them.

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Daily Record

One in five food workers are relying on food banks themselves

The survey was conducted by the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAW)

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian school meal debt written off as councillors hear 'shocking' poverty figures

The cost of the school day for many parents and children places a heavy burden on them, according the charities and local groups

Al Jazeera

US families struggle following end of pandemic-era food benefits

The US Congress has cut back expanded COVID-era food assistance benefits, creating strain for some low-income families.

Glasgow Live

Strike threat at Glasgow Airport as 'summer of travel chaos' looms over 'poverty' pay offers

Trade union members prepare for a strike ballot after over 400 Glasgow Airport members rejected 'poverty pay', as they warn that if a decent wage rise isn't offered then strikes are inevitable.

France 24

'We're at a turning point': Economist Daniel Chandler on tackling inequality

The severe poverty and climate crisis the world is suffering should be a moment for us to completely reassess the way our political and social structure is formed. That's the view of Daniel Chandler, an economist and philosopher based at the London School of Economics. His new book "Free and…

The Conversation

Budget spends big on support but won't make much difference to poverty

The 2023 federal budget has a strong emphasis on the cost-of-living, with a A$14.6 billion plan designed to help Australians who are “under the pump”.

The Guardian - UK

Inflation, IMF austerity and grandiose military plans edge more Egyptians into poverty

Two-thirds of the population are struggling with falling living standards as even the once-thriving middle classes hunt for second jobs and eat less

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