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Glasgow pupils reminded about access to free products to beat period poverty during school holidays

Concerns were raised that pupils may find it more difficult to access free products outside of school terms.

Glasgow Live

Top tips for hosting perfect dinner party - from community cooking expert

Chris Sim has been volunteering for food poverty charity, FoodCycle, for six years - and has honed his skills for cooking for large groups of people

Wales Online

Cooking expert shares tips for hosting dinner parties - including remembering to relax

Chris Sim has been volunteering for food poverty charity, FoodCycle, for six years - and has honed his skills for cooking for large groups of people

Daily Mirror

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Parents urged to claim new payment worth £100 a month for children up to the age of 16

More than 300,000 families are receiving £25 each week through the Scottish Child Payment.

Daily Record

Anti-poverty groups and progressives blast work requirements for aid to poor Americans in debt ceiling deal

‘We shouldn’t be playing politics with programs that help Americans meet their basic needs’

The Independent UK

Two-child limit on UK welfare benefits ‘has failed to push parents into jobs’

Exclusive: Policy misunderstands realities of caring roles and has left hundreds of thousands of families in poverty, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Anti-poverty groups and progressives blast work requirements for aid to poor Americans in debt ceiling deal

‘We shouldn’t be playing politics with programs that help Americans meet their basic needs’

The Independent UK

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What It Really Costs to Be Middle-Class

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West African countries show how decades of working together build peace, and stop wars breaking out

Africa is often portrayed as a continent ravaged by war, terrorism, poverty and political instability. But over the past five decades few violent conflicts have occurred between states. In Europe, for comparison, there have been more than 25 inter-state conflicts since 1945.

The Conversation

Anti-poverty schemes may help poor children’s brains grow normally

The relationship between brain development and low-income is relatively well-established, but the role of anti-poverty policies in this relationship is not. A new study fills this gap.

The Hindu

Fresh approach to tacking poverty needed as costs spiral to £2.4billion a year

Record View says targeting resources in a way that prevents poverty levels spiralling even further would be a good place to start.

Daily Record

Amazon gives working parents school holidays off amid battle over increase on 'poverty pay'

The tech giant says its new contracts would give caregivers the chance to spend more time with their children and save money on childcare.

Fortune

Poorer pupils do worse at school – here's how to reduce the attainment gap

Children living in relative poverty in England have worse average educational outcomes, including lower grades in exams, than other pupils. This situation is often referred to as the poverty attainment gap.

The Conversation

Social café which challenged food poverty in Ayr closes its doors

Unity Grill has been hailed as "a beacon of hope during challenging years" for the work it did in the community.

Daily Record

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Andhra Pradesh: Abject poverty forces tribal couple to give their infant in adoption, say officials

The officials of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department and the police are trying to ascertain whether the mediator is involved in any such cases earlier, and whether money is involved in the deal

The Independent UK

Period poverty forcing women to leave tampons in longer and risk their health

Research also finds women are having to choose between period products and food

Bangkok Post

Princess drives 'women power'

The Ministry of Interior has expanded the sustainable village project initiated by HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, who has shared her vision to eradicate poverty in remote areas.

Daily Record

Summerhill Community Centre's Galloway Gathering attracts more than 300 people

The day was part of Galloway Cheddar's plans to tackle food poverty and loneliness

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Morning Mail: Greens send warning over petroleum tax, period poverty bites, Russia moves nukes

Government accused of bending to gas lobby; women struggling to afford period products; Russia moves nuclear warheads to Belarus

The Conversation

Tinubu inherits Nigeria’s high debt – an economist analyses what this means for the country's future

As the 16th president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits an economy that is grappling with inflation, chronic unemployment, extreme poverty, crumbling infrastructure and insecurity.

Reuters

Egypt's female 'prisoners of poverty' struggle with stigma

Egyptian women facing jail for falling into debt face social stigma, and if they have been freed from prison struggle to rebuild their lives, NGO workers say, despite support from civil society groups and some state help in securing early releases.

The Guardian - UK

Ofgem energy price cap falls to £2,074 but households will see little relief

Consumers still paying almost twice as much for gas and electricity as in October 2021 despite cut by regulator

AAP

Higher power bills to 'drive Victorians to poverty'

The Essential Services Commission has put forward its final default offer for Victoria, leaving more residents and businesses out of pocket.

The National (Scotland)

Reversing Tory welfare policies 'would lift 70,000 Scots out of poverty'

REVERSING welfare reforms implemented by the UK Government since 2015 could lift 70,000 Scots out of poverty, the First Minister has said.

The Guardian - UK

Millions will face fuel poverty despite Ofgem move to cut energy price cap

Crisis ‘far from over’, warn campaigners as an estimated 6.5m households across Great Britain will still struggle to pay bills

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