The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Survey shows 46% of people will use less energy than needed after price cap rise fuels average £149 bill increase

MATCHING the Scottish Child Payment in the child element of Universal Credit could lift more than half a million children in the UK out of poverty,…

One in four adults in the EU have a disability, according to Eurostat. That's more than 100 million people. And while this summer's Paralympics no doubt drew attention to the issue in a visible way, the daily struggles of so many people remain largely invisible. Indeed, access to employment and…

Unions say ‘blatant’ violations of international wage protections have tipped many into extreme poverty

The Argentinian government statistics agency says the official poverty rate in Argentina jumped to 52.9% during the first six months of Javier Milei’s presidency

British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the poverty charity she founded nearly two decades ago was found to have been “poorly governed” with “inadequate financial management.”

The Chancellor has pledged to give youngsters the ‘best start’ with her new plans

The limit was introduced by George Osborne and has pushed whole households into poverty. Why isn’t the Labour government ditching it?

Keir Starmer will today deliver his speech to Labour conference. This is what I believe he should say instead, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones