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MPs repeat plea for Government to lift two-child benefit cap ahead of budget

Work and pensions minister Andrew Western says Government are considering a number of ‘levers’ to bring child poverty down.

Evening Standard

A Complete Guide to SNAP Benefits

Every new year involves reassessing your finances and reconfiguring how your monthly budget. It's also the time of year to re-up your SNAP application.

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At least 14 migrants dead after dinghy sinks in the Aegean Sea off Turkey's coast

Greece is a major entry point into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

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What kind of country puts its pensioners ahead of children in poverty?

As long as a third of children are living below the poverty line, the government cannot justify keeping the pensions triple lock, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s children: 20 years on, what happened to the millennium babies?

In 2005, the Guardian documented the births of 10 babies as a way to tell the story of millions across the continent. We caught up with three of them, finding hardship – and hope

The Guardian - UK

IFS outlines cost-effective ways to reduce child poverty

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The Independent UK

Scrapping two-child benefit cap could lift 630,000 children out of poverty

Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would be among the most cost-effective ways to reduce child poverty, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said

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Scrapping two-child benefit cap cost-effective way to reduce poverty – IFS

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced increasing calls to lift the cap.

The Independent UK

Actor Brian Cox backs anti-poverty campaign ahead of Edinburgh rally

He has called on both Holyrood and Westminster to deliver on their respective promises to reduce poverty.

Evening Standard

Everything You Need to Know About Becoming Rich

Since 2004, I’ve been immersed in studying what to do and what not to do in order to become wealthy and avoid poverty. Thanks to...

Saving Advice

Benefits uplift still unlikely to cover cost of essentials, say experts

Anti-poverty charities have warned an above-inflation rise from April would still see many people struggling with the costs of heat, rent and energy.

Evening Standard

5 Money Habits That Can Keep the Middle Class Poor Forever

The middle class may seem to have it made financially, but even they aren't immune to poverty. Here are some bad money habits they should be aware of.

GOBankingRates

Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says

Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Why AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images need to be stopped

COMMENT: We must hope that charities recognise the dangers of stereotypes being reinforced – to the representation of people, to public perceptions, to trust and reputations – and refuse to use AI-generated stock images, writes Gareth Benest

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The football academy giving South Sudan's youth an alternative to gang life

Years of civil war and economic crisis have left young people in South Sudan with a legacy of violence and poverty – and with opportunities scarce, street gangs have flourished. RFI met one former gang member who believes football can offer marginalised youth a brighter future.

The Guardian - UK

AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies

Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost

Evening Standard

Labour deputy leader rivals begin their final week of campaigning

The deputy leadership contest was triggered after Angela Rayner stood down over a row over her tax affairs.

The Independent UK

‘Money runs out quickly’: Nearly 300,000 disadvantaged young children set to miss out on free meals

Exclusive: Experts warns Labour’s free school meal expansion will skip over a key cohort of disadvantaged children

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Euronews

‘Leaving the world’s poorest behind’: Nearly 900 million poor people face climate shocks, says UN

More than 300 million people live in regions where three or four climate hazards overlap.

International Business Times

Nearly 900 Mn Poor People Exposed To Climate Shocks, UN Warns

Nearly 80 percent of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden," the United Nations warned Friday.

The Independent UK

17% of people ‘heading into winter struggling to repay debts’

Nearly a fifth of people have a ‘deficit budget’ where the cost of essentials outweighs their income, Christians Against Poverty said.

The Free Financial Advisor

The “Scarcity Mindset”: How Fearing Poverty Keeps You Trapped in It

Have you ever felt like no matter how much you save, work, or plan, you’re still one setback away from financial disaster? That anxiety often stems from what’s known as the scarcity mindset—a fear-driven approach to money that keeps you in survival mode even when your circumstances improve. Many people…

The Conversation

How the high-rise tower block came to symbolise the contradictions of modern Britain

Between 2007 and 2010 Southwark council licensed 76 films to be shot on the high-rise Heygate estate in London’s Walworth area, providing a gritty backdrop for dramas of poverty and crime. This “theatre of stigma”, a term coined by historian of modern Britain Holly Smith, had come to dominate the…

The Conversation

Canada’s rising poverty and food insecurity have deep structural origins

With one-quarter of Canadians struggling to put food on the table, Canada has recently received a D grade from Food Banks Canada for its performance in meeting the country’s food security needs.

Evening Standard

Budget must be ‘line in the sand’ after first year’s mistakes, says Powell

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said it should give ‘a clear articulation of the core purpose of the Labour Government’.

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