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The links between a 19th-century Londoner who escapes poverty and a Yazidi girl born 200 years later are gradually revealed in an absorbing novel that reflects on global inequality

Scrapping the so far universal benefit for millions of pensioners means money can be diverted to those who need it most, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

A federal program helps people in poverty cover the costs of heat and cooling. But advocates say it disadvantages states like Texas, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.

Seven in ten respondents have cut meals due to lack of money or shortages

Limit on support for low-income families, introduced in 2013, said to be pushing people deeper into poverty

With an incoming government that is yet to announce how it will address and dramatically improve the current funding landscape for the arts in the UK, as Co-founder and CEO of Restore the Music, I offer up a blueprint for a successful funding model for music education in state schools…

Rising costs of sanitary pads and tampons in the U.S. have exacerbated period poverty, with many women incurring debt to afford essential products amid growing safety concerns over detected toxic metals.

The coming of a new Labour government is a moment to take stock. Are there things that the new administration can learn from previous Labour governments? Is it true, as David Cameron claimed in 2009, that Labour governments always run out of money?

Alongside prosperity in Holborn and St Pancras are thousands of households for whom lifting the two-child benefit cap could mean an end to hunger