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PM dodges questions over elderly living in poverty

Though no political leader will commit to means-testing superannuation as it would amount to political-suicide, there’s an argument to be made for doing so for the winter energy payment

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1 in 4 households struggle to pay power bills. Here are 5 ways to tackle hidden energy poverty

One in four Australian households are finding it hard to pay their gas and electricity bills. As winter looms, energy price rises will make it even harder. Cold homes and disconnections resulting from energy poverty threaten people’s health and wellbeing.

The Conversation

A new start after 60: we planned a quiet retirement – but ended up fighting food poverty

Diane and David Rowsell were looking forward to spending more time with the grandchildren. Then they discovered how many of their neighbours in York were going hungry

The Guardian - UK

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Consensus on need to support farmers

There is broad political agreement on the importance of sustainable farming, food safety and security, and the need to tackle poverty among farmers, an 11-party forum on agriculture and food security agreed recently.

Bangkok Post

Heavy shelling reported in Kharkiv region after overnight attacks in Kherson – as it happened

Two injured by rocket attacks in Kherson after heavy shelling and homes hit by anti-aircraft missiles in Kharkiv

The Guardian - AU

The Guardian view on poverty in Scotland: a contradictory history

Editorial: The number of Scottish people in deep poverty has grown despite thoughtful welfare reforms. More will be needed

The Guardian - UK

Pawn shops and bread queues: poverty grips Ukraine as war drags on

People turn to handouts and pawning goods as Kyiv’s bustling bars belie reality of life in wartime for many

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Global Citizen NOW summit yields commitments, big and small

This year’s Global Citizen NOW conference was packed with calls to action and urgent requests for involvement because climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a global debt crisis have erased decades of progress, pushing hundreds of millions of people back into extreme poverty

The Independent UK

Food parcel distribution across Dumfries and Galloway reaches record levels

More than 5,000 parcels were given out through The Trussell Trust's network last year - nearly 1,500 were for children

Daily Record

NCOSS-commissioned research reveals 80 per cent spike in financial stress for NSW mortgage holders

Research commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services finds NSW mortgage holders, mostly in regional parts of the state, are experiencing extreme financial stress.

ABC News

Liverpool food poverty crisis at 'worst point' with food banks running out

Foodbanks can no longer keep up with soaring demand from struggling people across the city

Liverpool Echo

Are children better off than in 2010?

USAFacts’ 10-K report tells a story about the quality of life for kids in the last 10 years.

USAFacts

‘People can’t just get used to it’: Wolverhampton reacts to Bank of England comments

Local authority with highest fuel poverty rate in England is angry at economist’s comment Britons ‘need to accept’ being worse off

The Guardian - UK

‘Latte line’: poverty rises in parts of Sydney as gap hardens between city’s east and west

Exclusive: One in five renters are among 1 million living in poverty, according to New South Wales Council of Social Services

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The Conversation

Africa's oceans are being protected to serve the interests of big foreign corporates

Africa’s valuable ocean resources have drawn the interest of foreign nations, particularly those in the West and Asia.

Daily Mirror

Vulnerable patients left to beg at church door for money to get home from hospital

An investigation into hospital transport found some patients had been left with no means to get home after being discharged from Blackpool Victoria Hospital - and were forced to beg for money

Daily Record

Paisley hospital handing out food and fuel to get patients home

"Fuel poverty is such a significant issue that when there is no power on at home we cannot allow them home, even if they are ready for discharge."

Daily Record

Scots OAPs only heat one room and stay in bed for warmth, says fuel poverty report

Pensioners told how they had caught pneumonia, only heated one room in their home to cut costs and stayed in bed all morning to keep warm

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Daily Record

Benefit equality for young parents must be priority to tackle child poverty

Record View says every effort should be made to eliminate poverty and give all children a fair start.

Daily Record

Calls for £100-a-month boost to Scottish Child Payment for struggling parents

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners want SNP ministers to increase the Scottish Child Payment to comat "staggering" poverty levels among young parents.

The Guardian - UK

Finance companies ‘may make $30bn’ by delaying debt relief for five countries

Exclusive: Debt Justice says hardline stance is preventing progress on alleviating poverty

The Guardian - AU

‘Cruel and demeaning’ if Albanese government restores single-parent payment only until children reach high school, advocates say

Chair of women’s economic equality taskforce says families would fall ‘back into poverty’ if eligibility age is not raised back to 16

The Hindu

State completes formulation of micro plans to eradicate extreme poverty

Kerala has completed a micro-plan formulation to eradicate extreme poverty.

The Guardian - UK

Ofgem to call for vulnerable households register, with 1.7m to miss energy support

Report shows government plan for targeted help would fail to reach homes not registered for benefits

The New Daily

Zoe Daniel: Enough of being treated as a minority – women need commitment to real change

Budgets are about choices and priorities, and ours are skewed. Women have had enough of being treated like a minority.

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