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It's not a cost of living crisis – it's a poverty pandemic

There is a poverty crisis in the UK. But when outlining his 110 growth measures aimed at getting “the British economy working” during his autumn statement, the chancellor’s measures to tackle the cost of living crisis were limited to economic support payments focused on short-term wins.

The Conversation

KCR’s 2BHK housing scheme: An image-booster now marred by issues

In October 2015, the Telangana government made a grand announcement about Dignity Housing, a scheme to distribute two-bedroom (2BHK) houses with an aim of providing affordable and quality housing to the poor. A total of 2.93 lakh houses were to be built by 2023 and handed over to people below…

Newslaundry

SOS London: Evening Standard launches Winter Survival Appeal with £500,000 Comic Relief donation

Food bank queues around the corner, a doubling of extreme poverty, people dying because of cold homes...welcome to Christmas 2023

Evening Standard

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Labor accused of ‘steamrolling’ bill to make poverty committee permanent

Greens and David Pocock question why expert panel will not have members with lived experience of economic exclusion and disability

The Guardian - AU

Bhatti slams KCR for comments on ‘Indiramma Rajyam’

CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka dismissed CM K.Chandrasekhar Rao's comments on "Indiramma Rajyam", saying it meant welfare & development. He claimed Indira Gandhi implemented poverty alleviation, nationalised banks & ended feudal culture. He accused Rao of false claims & bungling in TSPSC Group-I exams. He promised Congress will implement 6…

The Hindu

Home Secretary denies calling English town a 's**t hole' during PMQs

A TORY MP has been accused of calling an English town a “s**t hole” in response to a question about high child poverty rates in the area during…

The National (Scotland)

Tackling the grim reality of food poverty in Britain

Letters: Sabine Goodwin and Maria Marshall, Naomi Duncan and Ron Brewer respond to Gordon Brown’s article calling for companies to work with charities to ease the cost of living crisis for struggling families

The Guardian - UK

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‘Centre’s claim of declining poverty between 2004 and 2019 is spurious’

Prof. Patnaik argues poverty is a 'relational phenomenon' & Govt. of India's claim of substantial poverty decline is spurious due to changing definition & cumulative underestimation of poverty line. Sinha says standards used to measure undernutrition are wrong & structural inequalities need to be addressed to improve environment & heights…

The Hindu

Unicef sounds alarm over child poverty in French overseas departments

Children in French overseas territories lack the access to healthcare, housing and education that kids in mainland France can rely on, a new report by Unicef highlights. The UN children's agency is calling on the French government to address what it calls "alarming inequalities" and protect basic rights across the…

Radio France Internationale

Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic

Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years’…

The Conversation

Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme

Thousands of families are lining up for free handouts at food banks across the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt accused of favouring rich as he prepares to slash energy bills of those near power lines

Chancellor warned ‘ill-conceived’ £1,000-a-year discounts will benefit wealthy people in countryside – while leaving those in fuel poverty using food banks

The Independent UK

'Hitman' Rohit Sharma eyes crowning glory in World Cup final

NEW DELHI: When Rohit Sharma takes India out for the World Cup final on Sunday, he will carry a billion hopes with him, the apex of a journey that began in poverty but has led to a personal fortune of around $25 million and the high-pressure leadership of the national…

The Times of India

Establishment insider or political provocateur? Argentina faces stark presidential choice

Amid skyrocketing poverty and inflation, Argentinians face a stark choice on Sunday between two wildly different presidential candidates. Libertarian Javier Milei has led a disruptive campaign that has galvanised voters and won support from a faction of the traditional far-right. But a shock first-round victory for current Economy Minister Sergio…

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The Hindu

Argentina to vote in crucial presidential elections amid mounting economic woes

Nicolas, a 20-year-old student in Buenos Aires, faces an economic crisis reflected in 143% inflation & increased poverty. Javier Milei, an economist advocating tax cuts & dollarisation, is in a runoff against the Minister of Economy. People are deprived of basic needs & must be resourceful to survive. Lionel Vargas…

Marie Claire

Fancy getting your hands on a pair of Sienna Miller's shoes?

Now's your chance to bid for them in the world's largest celebrity shoe auction and help children out of poverty

France 24

Milei or Massa? Argentinians face tough choice amid economic crisis

As Argentina gets ready to vote for a new president, over 40 percent of its population live under the poverty line as their budgets are squeezed by triple digit inflation. The two candidates running for president – far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei and ruling Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa –…

The Independent UK

Study finds official statistics fail to capture scale of poverty and inequality

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said some key deprivation data produced by the Government is unreliable.

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Agri-entrepreneurship in Odisha | Paving the way for prosperity

Sujit Das, 40, manages 20 acres of land in Umerkote, Odisha, where he grows vegetables, runs a duck farm, and a hatchery. The district was the poorest in Odisha, but agri-entrepreneurship has helped reduce poverty levels. Chittaranjan Dhali, a corn trader, dispatches maize-laden trucks and the district has become Odisha’s…

Capital & Main

Californians Want Government Action Against Fading Economic Prospects

More than 7 out of 10 think children will be worse off than their parents and favor spending on tax credits, child care and job training.

The Independent UK

Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

Saving the remaining Amazon rainforest in Brazil will require ensuring that the 28 million people who live there can sustainably make a living

The Guardian - US

Mexican president’s popularity soars even as country faces persistent turmoil

Amlo’s pension program helped boost his approval rating, but critics point to his various shortcomings as his term nears its end

The Guardian - UK

The government has lost control of the cost of living crisis – here’s how businesses must step in

To meet this winter’s cost of living emergency, we urgently need a new social contract between companies and charities, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The National (Scotland)

Westminster urged to end Universal Credit age discrimination by young Scots mums

YOUNG Scottish mums have urged political leaders to end age discrimination in Universal Credit ahead of the Autumn Budget.

Newcastle Herald

Landmark site at gateway to Newcastle deserves a show-stopping plan

I COMPLETELY agree with Bradley Perrett's vision for the remaining Honeysuckle development ("Honeysuckle idea simply sucks", Newcastle Herald, 10/11), the supposed centrepiece of the city's waterfront development. No one would deny the need for more social and affordable housing, but not on the remaining section of Honeysuckle. There is an…

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