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Labour’s child poverty strategy is a great step forward for social justice

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Lifting the two-child benefit limit – at a cost of £3bn – will improve the life chances of more than half a million young people. For this government, it is a move in the right direction

The Independent UK

What is in the UK government’s child poverty strategy?

Several elements had already been announced, including lifting the two-child benefit cap and increasing free school meals

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on reducing child poverty: with the two-child limit gone, Labour must go further

Editorial: The new strategy has gaps. But ministers have shown that they are serious and capable of listening

The Guardian - UK

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Labour launches child poverty strategy but hints costly welfare system has to change

Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden says more must be done to lift people out of hardship and help them into work

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners call for Starmer to do more to tackle child poverty

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The Independent UK

Labour has a groundbreaking plan for child poverty. Finally, this government has found its mission

The new strategy lays out Britain’s social disgrace in painful detail. But it also offers hope and a clear way forward that is worthy of a leftwing party, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour announces plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty – as it happened

Starmer hails child poverty strategy as a ‘moral mission’ which will include measures to help with childcare and getting families out of temporary housing

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Starmer sets out plans to cut child poverty by 550,000

The Prime Minister said action to tackle child poverty could help the economy in the long-term and ease pressure on public services.

Evening Standard

Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want

From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its left, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Child poverty strategy ‘will give every child a good start in life’

The plan comes amid a record high of 4.45 million children living in poverty in the UK.

Evening Standard

Labour vows to ‘give every child a good start in life’ with child poverty strategy – but critics warn it’s not enough

While Sir Keir Starmer said tackling poverty is a ‘moral mission’ for him, campaigners have expressed concern the strategy lacks ambition

The Independent UK

More Money More Problems: Here’s 14 Reasons Why The Rich Hate Poor People

About 37.9 million people in the U.S. are living in poverty in 2025, according to the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the top 1% of households control 35% of the nation’s wealth. This widening gap paints a sobering picture of economic disparity. Baby Boomers, a generation known for its work ethic and…

Dinks Finance

Families to be offered help to leave temporary accommodation under UK child poverty strategy

Government says series of measures, including childcare support, will lift 500,000 out of poverty

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to visit RAF base with Norwegian PM as he heads to Scotland

Sir Keir is also expected to meet campaigners and MSPs to discuss his government’s child poverty strategy.

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Benzinga

One In Seven Pet Owners Can't Afford Basic Care — Inside The Growing 'Pet Poverty' Crisis

Pets are family, but many Americans are struggling to take care of their fur babies. A MetLife Pet Insurance report shows that one in seven pet owners can't afford basic pet care while also covering their own essential needs. Gen X and Gen Z pet owners were the most likely…

The Guardian - UK

Blackpool report: why do England’s deprived areas have the most troubled hospitals?

Clinicians in deprived areas are overwhelmed by generational ill health and poverty

The Conversation

Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones of hunger, conflict and poverty on the other. Media stories tend to emphasise crises and scarcity, portraying these regions as peripheral and fragile.

The Independent UK

Parents set to save hundreds on baby formula in new crackdown

The Prime Minister says he aims to lift ‘half a million children out of poverty’

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The Guardian - UK

Can you be on a six-figure income and still be considered poor?

A viral essay has caused outrage in the US with its argument that the poverty line for a family of four is now $136,500. But is this so wrong, asks Arwa Mahdawi

Reason

The Poverty Line Isn't a Vibe

A more robust welfare state won't change the fact that tradeoffs exist, even for relatively wealthy Americans who choose to have kids.

Evening Standard

Anna Maxwell Martin stars in festive film to raise money for children in poverty

The actress is an ambassador for the charity Action For Children.

Euronews

These are the only EU countries where poverty rates have increased

General poverty levels have been falling across the bloc, but not everywhere.

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Dick Van Dyke 'probably neglected' kids in bid to find success

Dick Van Dyke "probably neglected" his children when they were young because he was working so hard to get his big break and lift them out of poverty.

Fortune

Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it

“If the crisis threshold—the floor below which families cannot function—is honestly updated to current spending patterns, it lands at $140,000.”

The Guardian - UK

Cuts to insulation scheme will leave homes cold over winter, experts say

E3G thinktank warns retrofit sector could shed 10,000 skilled jobs as small firms struggle to survive

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