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How stigma, fear and the UK welfare system harm women in informal self-employment

Self-employment is often championed as a route out of poverty for the unemployed and those on low incomes, offering independence, flexibility and financial autonomy. However, for informally self-employed women in the UK, the reality is very different to these kinds of entrepreneurial success stories.

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South Africa’s malnutrition crisis: why a cheaper basket of healthy food is the answer

The death in early February of a 9-year-old South African boy, Alti Willard, who drank poison while scavenging for food in rubbish bins with his father, is a tragic reflection of the persistent food insecurity crisis in the country.

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Starmer ‘considering relaxing two-child benefit cap’ amid warnings over child poverty

Under plans being considered to tackle child poverty, parents of under-fives could reportedly be exempted from the limit

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A Quarter of New Yorkers Can't Afford Basic Necessities As Affordability Crisis Deepens, Report Reveals

The study found that the share of New Yorkers in poverty was nearly double the national average in 2023

Latin Times

Cutting aid to buy arms won’t make the UK safer

Letters: Readers express dismay at the government’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget to pay for increased spending on defence

The Guardian - UK

Parents of under-fives may be exempted from UK’s two-child benefit limit

Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely

The Guardian - UK

Labour to plunge record number of children into poverty, think tank warns

LABOUR’S proposed benefits cuts will take child poverty to levels not seen for nearly 30 years, experts have warned.

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A View from the Bridge review – thrilling update pulls no punches

Jemima Levick’s superb production sets Arthur Miller’s tale of family, immigration, poverty and passion in the modern-day Brooklyn docks

The Guardian - UK

15 million South Africans don’t get enough to eat every day: 4 solutions

At least 15 million South Africans suffer from food insecurity. That means they don’t have enough nutritious food to live healthy lives.

The Conversation

Starmer warned child poverty will hit all-time high if two-child benefit cap not scrapped

The prime minister has been urged to rethink the Tory-era benefit cap after the Resolution Foundation said his strategy to tackle child poverty will lack credibility if it remains in place

The Independent UK

Credible child poverty strategy must see two-child limit axed, says think tank

The Resolution Foundation warned the Government: ‘It’s time to move on from warm words and start cutting child poverty.’

The Independent UK

Labour losing support fastest among voters worried over finances, study finds

Poverty charity urges Keir Starmer to focus on living standards instead of culture wars and immigration

The Guardian - UK

Entrepreneurship as a way out of poverty? Study in rural Kenya shows why it doesn’t always work

International development agencies and non-governmental organisations often seek to advance community development by fostering entrepreneurship. The premise is that poor people can enhance their household incomes by establishing small businesses or by adding value to natural resources.

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School breakfast clubs in England ‘will be used to justify keeping the two-child benefits cap’

As the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting poverty

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Labour ‘have ignored two-child cap data request for two months’, SNP minister says

THE Labour Government has been accused of “dragging its heels” on work to help end the two-child benefit cap in Scotland after failing to…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland 'will end two-child cap before target date if possible', SNP Government say

THE Scottish Government is one step closer to ending the two-child benefit cap after opening a consultation on the policy – saying they will…

The Guardian - US

Can baby bonds reduce childhood poverty? California thinks so

A new initiative targets 58,000 kids who lost a caregiver or were in the foster system during the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J

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South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed

South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. “Access” from a human rights perspective means that water is physically accessible, clean and safe for consumption, and affordable. Section 27 of the country’s constitution stipulates that everyone has the right to access…

Latin Times

Three Children Die After Eating Poisoned Bread Intended to Kill Stray Animals in Chiapas

The kids found the bread on their way to a nearby store and did not make it back home.

The Guardian - UK

How Nelson Mandela’s Trafalgar Square speech still resonates, 20 years on

London event marking the South African leader’s role in the Make Poverty History campaign called for ‘more hope and political drive’ to continue the fight

The Guardian - AU

The choice many families face: pay bills or buy school essentials

More than 1.2 million children and young people live in poverty in Australia. Families need support to keep kids in school and change their futures

The Guardian - UK

Tackling child poverty in Britain must be made a priority

Letters: Andrew Forsey highlights a simple policy change that would provide much-needed meals, while Stewart Lansley says poverty and inequality are umbilically linked. Plus a letter from Jess McQuail and Kartik Raj

Evening Standard

Heathrow BA cleaners to strike over low wages as airport unveils huge expansion

British Airways cleaners at Heathrow are set to strike due to 'poverty wages'

The Conversation

‘When you’ve got nothing in your belly, you can’t concentrate’: teachers on the food banks they run in schools

Across England, schools are running food banks to help the children and their families. Research suggests that 21% of schools in England now offer some form of food charity.

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