New analysis from Loughborough has revealed that 103,000 people died in poverty last year, around one in six of all deaths.

Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40% live in conflict-torn and fragile countries, according to a report released ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

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Alecia Reid is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated reporter for CBS News New York. She is a sustainability and social justice advocate; passionate about giving a voice to people who may not otherwise be ...

HUNDREDS of people in Barnsley spent their final months living in poverty last year, a shock new study has revealed.End-... Local News News Barnsley South Yorkshire ...

Removal of the two-child benefit cap will lift up to 2,000 children in Edinburgh out of poverty, according to council chiefs.

In recent decades, there has been increasing focus on individual responsibility for health. The emphasis for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has long been on screening, early diagnosis, and timely ...

An editorial titled “ Billionaires are not to blame for poverty ” that appeared recently in The Morning Call is another ...

Tabloids labelled the end of the two-child limit on benefits the 'opening of benefits street'. Joseph Howes explains why this ...