The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

‘There is no hope’: simmering anger boils over in poverty-riven French district

Situation in Borny mirrors that in many of the neighbourhoods that have clashed with police amid riots

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

Fighting for the kids who go hungry at school

As more and more families are pushed to the brink, children and parents in Liverpool are taking the fight against poverty to the top

Liverpool Echo · Jul 2, 2023

Tory hoping to replace Boris Johnson voted to hike taxes, rents and parking permit costs

Local councillor Steve Tuckwell opposed measures to help reduce poverty despite the cost of living crisis causing food bank usage rise in his community

Daily Mirror · Jul 2, 2023

Lowered Ofgem price cap will still leave a quarter in fuel poverty, activists warn

Campaigners say many households may miss out on state help after closure of energy price guarantee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023

High Court Judge’s intervention helps Bala Sadan inmate get admission in State-run school in Andhra Pradesh

Justice Jyothirmai also helps another inmate join a tailoring course under Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Urban Areas

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90% of its population below the poverty line and millions face a 40% cut in emergency food aid in July because the $5.4 billion U.N. humanitarian appeal for Syria – the world’s largest – is only…

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Fifth of West Lothian children living in poverty, with warning the number could rise

Grim reading in new report says that full effects of cost of living crisis have yet to be measured. In some parts of the county almost 50% of children live in impoverished families

Edinburgh Live · Jun 29, 2023

Poorest households will need nearly £600 extra to heat homes this winter

Smart energy supplier Utilita has called on the government to ban legacy meters, and provide up to £800 of direct winter energy assistance to the lowest income households

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

‘Food banks are not the answer’: charities search for new way to help UK families

After years of austerity, local pantries are starting to question whether food handouts get people out of poverty

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Liverpool schoolkids write to Rishi Sunak to plead for free school meals

"If you don't have a free school meal you might get sleepy and not learn"

Liverpool Echo · Jun 29, 2023