Tag: poverty
Government delays publication of child poverty strategy
The government's child poverty strategy, which had been due for publication in the spring, has been delayed.The Child Poverty Taskforce is still worki [...]
UK child poverty numbers reach a record high
Eleanor LawrieSocial affairs reporterGetty ImagesThe number of children in poverty in the UK has reached its highest level since comparative records b [...]
Winter fuel cut to put 50,000 pensioners into relative poverty
An additional 50,000 pensioners will be living in relative poverty next year as a result of cuts to the winter fuel allowance, the government's own es [...]
The challenges in the way of tackling child poverty in Scotland
BBCLess than four miles from the Scottish Parliament, workers at a community centre in Edinburgh are handing out free bread to help the residents of M [...]
Trump and Harris Embody a Stark Partisan Divide on Fighting Poverty
The two presidential candidates can both point to records of pushing poverty rates down, but their approaches could hardly be more different.
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Starmer sets up taskforce for 4m UK children in poverty
The Prime Minister has announced a child poverty taskforce, pledging to leave "no stone unturned" in tackling a growing problem in low-income families [...]
UK sees biggest increase in poverty for 30 years
The energy price crisis caused the sharpest increase in absolute poverty in 30 years, official figures show.
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Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose
Poverty increased sharply last year in the United States, particularly among children, as living costs rose and federal programs that provided aid to [...]
Africa’s blockchain journey begins with poverty alleviation
There has been a resounding call for Nigeria, and Africa in general, to incorporate blockchain technology into its mainstream living. However, during [...]
PMQs: Sunak pushing families into poverty, says Plaid’s Saville Roberts
The prime minister said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had strongly "endorsed our plan to halve inflation". Rishi Sunak was responding to the c [...]
Can Politics and Poverty in Fresno Change?
Driving down the last steep grade of Tejon Pass, you come upon a fold in the earth of middle California where the tentacles of Los Angeles end and a n [...]
Safety Net Barriers Add to Child Poverty in Immigrant Families
Both legal immigrants and undocumented parents face hurdles in getting aid. The problem has grown more acute as children of immigrants account for a g [...]
Food poverty: Therese Coffey under fire over work longer hours comment
Speaking after the question session, Ms Maskell said: "It is shocking that the environment secretary shifted blame for food poverty onto people becaus [...]
The US child poverty rate just hit a 50-year low
From President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of a “war on poverty” in 1964 until the end of the 20th century, child poverty declined significantl [...]
Stimulus Spending Drove Poverty Lower Again in 2021, Census Bureau Reports
A measure that accounts for all federal subsidies showed that fewer people experienced severe economic hardship, while health insurance coverage rose. [...]