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Big Issue calls for public help ahead of ‘unprecedented poverty crisis’

Founder Lord John Bird has warned this winter will be harder than ever for those struggling.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on destitution: poverty on this scale should be a national priority

Editorial: With one in 20 people unable to afford food or other basics, charities are right to declare an emergency

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘in violation of international law’ over poverty levels, says UN envoy

Exclusive: Special rapporteur Olivier De Schutter to urge ministers to increase welfare spending on visit to country this week

The Guardian - UK

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Mani Shankar Aiyar defies State Congress request to not take part in Keraleeyam seminar

Mani Shankar Aiyar defies Kerala Congress leadership's request & speaks at Keraleeyam event. He pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi for 73rd Constitutional Amendment to introduce Panchayati Raj. He lauds Kerala's record in implementing panchayati raj & praises its poverty alleviation. He calls for addressing stagnation in fiscal decentralisation & administrative…

The Hindu

A narrative of ‘roti, kapada aur makaan’ under the NDA

Claims about growing affluence and an astonishing reduction in the Multidimensional Poverty Index are exaggerated as there is growing deprivation of access to food and shelter

The Hindu

Poverty and Long COVID Go Together

The lowest income Californians are more likely to have lingering symptoms, and more likely to lose jobs.

Capital & Main

UN decries Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash for ‘shameful’ wages and union-busting

Human rights expert says US companies trap workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on food stamps and Medicaid

The Guardian - US

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Dalit Bandhu reflective of BRS govt.’s commitment to socio-economic empowerment of Dalits: KCR

BRS govt committed to emancipate Dalits from poverty & promote entrepreneurship. CM KCR slams Congress & BJP for using Dalits as vote banks. Dalit Bandhu scheme launched in Huzurabad on pilot basis, extended to 4 districts. Scheme to be implemented in Sattupalli soon. BRS govt distributed land pattas to 15,107…

The Hindu

How does poverty affect people’s mental and physical health?

People who are living in poverty report feelings of worry and anxiety at higher rates than average.

USAFacts

First phase of Kerala’s poverty eradication programme over; 30,658 families have come out of extreme poverty

Kerala govt. has successfully completed the first phase of its poverty eradication programme, with 30,658 families (47.89%) out of 64,006 identified as extremely poor, moving out of extreme poverty. Micro plans were formulated to provide immediate, short-term & long-term needs. Necessities, skill training, cooked meals, housing & medical aid were…

The Hindu

Coal, the Proven Path Out of Energy Poverty - Roll Call

What No One Seems to Know About Coal As advanced nations pursue the glittering dream of transitioning to alternative forms of energy–issuing calls and challenges for the rest of the world to join the parade–the one constant that got us here in the first place has been unfairly slandered and…

Roll Call

Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

A senate inquiry into poverty has heard from a range of First Nations representatives about how Indigenous people are frequently excluded by the system.

AAP

Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence

Haiti’s government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had been increasingly using in their quest to reach the United States

The Independent UK

The shame of a million children living in destitution in Britain

Letters: Janet Lewis and Trish Cockayne on a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that revealed how children are experiencing extreme poverty in Britain

The Guardian - UK

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Niger delta is rich in resources, but environmental destruction is pushing people into poverty

Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is rich in natural resources. Its vast oil and gas deposits are the mainstay of the country’s economy.

The Hindu

J.P. Nadda says Pinarayi Vijayan govt. in Kerala soft-pedals on radicalism

BJP's J.P. Nadda also accused the LDF government of being steeped in corruption in various sectors, including education, health, transport, and recruitments.

The Guardian - UK

Fuel poverty in UK ‘hit one in four in social housing last winter’

Households that switch off heating create conditions that could be unhealthy or even fatal, says charity

Radio France Internationale

Niger faces multiple crises three months after military coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups warn Niger's population of 27 million now face a multitude of crises including insecurity, poverty and loss of personal freedoms.

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How many US children receive a free or reduced-price school lunch?

Almost five billion free or reduced-price school lunches were served to over 30 million public school students during fiscal year 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Ending extreme poverty is within Labour’s grasp

Letters: Prof Mike Stein on an ‘essentials guarantee’ to lift people out of destitution. Plus letters from Andrew Forsey, Austen Lynch and Alexandra Smithies

The Independent UK

South Africa begins an inquiry into a building fire that killed 76 people in Johannesburg in August

An inquiry has opened into an apartment building fire that killed at least 76 people in South Africa in August and laid bare the deep problems of poverty and neglect in parts of Africa’s richest city

The Guardian - UK

Arles or nothing … can shiny culture bridge a serious French social divide?

The Luma Foundation’s gleaming Gehry-designed arts centre towers over a French city struggling with debt, drugs and poverty – so who really benefits from the city’s resurgence?

The Hindu

Kerala to become first State without extreme poverty: Minister

The Guardian - UK

Oxfam workers in UK to hold strike ballot over ‘poverty pay’

Survey found 8% of charity’s employees had used food banks in the last year and 22% had been unable to pay rent

The Hindu

337 families rescued from severe poverty, says Kozhikode Corporation

Kozhikode Corp. rescued 337 people from severe poverty, providing food, health aid, and financial support. Opposition councillors raised concerns over ending existing benefits, but Deputy Mayor and Welfare Standing Committee chair assured benefits would continue.

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