The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Pension commitments and a sickly population mean that by 2029 Britain’s welfare bill will be increasing by £20bn a year, analysis by Resolution Foundation predicts

Often nothing left for other necessities or emergencies, Anglicare says, with Centrelink payment levels ‘trapping people in poverty’

In the first instalment of a special series on the emblems of Tory Britain, the former prime minister Gordon Brown looks at the avoidable epidemic of hunger – which is getting worse

Guaranteed income programs let participants use funds however they see fit. Critics argue they're not a good use of taxpayer dollars.

Muhammad Yunus tells the Guardian charges against him are politically motivated, and expresses concern about personal attacks from politicians

The ruling ANC is on a pioneering path to transform the Covid grant into a scheme that aims to combat poverty

Of the 181 million affected children, 64 million reside in South Asia and 59 million reside in Sub-Saharan Africa

Grim figures show that children in poverty are dying needlessly. We desperately need a government that puts them first, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

TikToker agrees with a woman who says that poor people should not have kids as it's basically child cruelty, and his video goes viral with 1.2 million views. The post Person Raises The Issue Of Poor People Having Kids As Child Cruelty, Goes Viral With 1.2M Views first appeared on…