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'Half of people facing hygiene poverty feel depressed - everyone should try to help'

Saira Khan opens up on the less well-known issue of hygiene poverty as some 3.1 million people in the UK cannot afford basic products such as detergent, soap, and nappies

Daily Mirror

Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2022: support those helping in cost of living crisis

UK charities helping people in poverty and hardship – Locality and Citizens Advice – will share raised funds

The Guardian - UK

New charity shop has run out of stock twice since opening due to massive demand

The new resource centre in Armadale has been set up by the West Lothian Foodbank

Daily Record

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Snow warning for south-east England as icy snap likely to trigger cold weather payments

Fuel poverty charity urges government to provide more support for ‘those at greatest peril’

The Guardian - UK

Dems try new child tax credit tactic

Progressives threaten to block Republican tax break for companies unless they can lift more kids out of poverty

Salon

Push to alleviate poverty of millions with rise in welfare rates after David Pocock’s win on review

We could populate a city bigger than Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart combined with the Australians who live in poverty.

The New Daily

In 2019 Labour made ending in-work poverty a priority. It must do so again

Over time, the problem has only worsened, and there is no way this government will fix it, says Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey

The Guardian - UK

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In Paraguay, cows offer a way out of poverty — and perhaps a greater peril

In Paraguay, beef can offer a way out of poverty and insurance for what life brings. But climate change means beef is becoming an increasingly risky industry for the land.

Inverse

‘Huge flip of circumstances’: end of US child tax credit pushing kids into poverty

Nearly 4 million more children in poverty in January 2022 compared with December 2021, say experts

The Guardian - US

South Lanarkshire money adviser receives national award

The award was for work his work tackling fuel poverty.

Daily Record

Editorial: Congress can help keep kids out of poverty

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jailing Indonesians for shark finning in Australian waters doesn't solve the real driver – poverty

Last week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. The four men were spotted off remote Niiwalarra/Sir Graham Moore island in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, more than 150 nautical miles inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone.

The Conversation

Michael Hiltzik: The Child Tax Credit is our greatest antipoverty program. Why is Congress letting it wither?

Here are some documented truths about the federal Child Tax Credit:

Los Angeles Times

Glasgow set for Christmas ‘family adventure’ this weekend with live music and crafts

A charity tackling global poverty is hosting a Christmas Family Adventure this weekend in the west end, offering up live music and crafts alongside tasty treats.

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Birmingham Post

Greggs opens 30th Outlet Shop as part of pledge to tackle UK food poverty

The new shop is in East London and helps the firm towards it goal of having 50 Outlet shops by 2025

Manchester Evening News

Pre-loved bikes, trikes and scooters set to bring Christmas magic to children living in poverty

The bikes were donated at the Recycling Centres across Greater Manchester

The Independent UK

Charity supporting struggling Londoners says bills crisis is stopping them doing more

On the Breadline: ‘We would like to open in the evenings, but that will bring higher utility costs’

The Independent UK

Daughter of ex-Thai PM Thaksin outlines opposition's vision

The daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is promising a new era of social equality, saying if her party is elected to power in next year’s election it will bring an end to poverty in the Southeast Asian nation

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Calls for boost to social security payment

An inquiry into poverty in Australia has heard calls to increase social security payments to help meet the rising cost of living.

Liverpool Echo

Energy campaigners occupy St John's Shopping Centre in cost of living battle

A local teacher said: "How can energy companies justify their profits trebling while we freeze?"

Daily Record

Scottish Government urged to protect people being forced to switch to pre-pay meters

One campaigner claims that putting vulnerable people onto a pre-payment meter is a like disconnecting their power.

The Guardian - UK

‘A soul wound’: a First Nation built its culture around salmon. Now they have to fly it in frozen

As chinook numbers migrating to Canada fall 95% to record lows, communities are resorting to importing fish to keep their traditions alive

The Guardian - UK

‘Sweden has a poverty problem’: the social stores offering food at rock-bottom prices

Rising food and energy prices are being felt across Europe. In the first part of a new series, we look at the impacts on daily life

Asharq Al-Awsat

Displaced Syrians Fear Turkish Threats Spell New Exodus

Syria's grinding conflict has already uprooted Ahmed Yassin and his family several times, but now they fear a threatened Turkish offensive will force them to flee the muddy camp they call home. The 34-year-old, his wife and two children live in Sandaf in Syria's Aleppo province -- just south of…

ABC News

Thousands of Australian single mothers shoulder cost of living pressures while facing poverty. So what help is out there?

Single parents across various income levels are struggling with the rising costs of living and many risk teetering into poverty.

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