The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Labour’s embrace of plans to reduce the incapacity benefit bill by £3bn has the potential to trigger a backbench revolt

Billionaire wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least 5 trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990

JOHN Swinney has said that Scotland could join the ranks of small European nations with the lowest child poverty rates in the world – as long as…

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to survey

The scheme helps some families to buy healthy foods like milk or fruit and get free vitamins.

John Swinney has said he is “under no illusions” about the time it will take ministers to achieve his goal of ending child poverty – with…

The UK education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is planning to cut some of the freedoms academy schools currently enjoy in England to refocus on improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Critics say academies are hugely successful but my research has shown there are better ways to make education fairer.

Austerity affected courts, prisons and public services while rates of poverty surged, creating the conditions for more crime

Editorial: In his first 12 months Javier Milei has imposed drastic economic measures – sparking protests while banking on an IMF bailout