• ‘Made to feel like a scrounger’: chef waiting for hip operation fears losing £84-a-week benefit
    November 22, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    People with mobility issues will be asked to work from home or lose benefits. Christine Espley is anxious how she could cope Christine Espley, a self-employed 61-year-old chef and caterer from Cirencester, has been unable to work since...
  • The Guardian view on regional inequalities: they still need fixing | Editorial
    November 21, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    The Conservatives’ levelling up programme has been a failure. But Labour should embrace the goal, if not the means Whatever happened to the “ Medici model ”? Two years ago, Michael Gove enthusiastically outlined his desire to embed the...
  • Richer families in England ‘almost six times as likely to benefit from childcare expansion’
    November 20, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Plan to offer free childcare when both parents work 16 hours a week risks excluding children most in need, study reveals Richer families in England are almost six times as likely to benefit from the government’s childcare...
  • The families stuck living in Britain’s unlicensed bedsits - podcast
    November 19, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Why do so many people end up in unlicensed houses of multiple occupation? And what are the conditions like? Robert Booth reports “A few Saturdays ago, I had a meltdown,” Leah * tells Hannah Moore . “I woke up, the children had to get...
  • ‘There’s no space’: rogue landlords double income by ignoring overcrowding rules
    November 19, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Local authorities lack funding to track landlords who take advantage of desperate tenants priced out of the conventional rental market A small, nervous-looking woman in a leopard-skin print dressing gown opens the door to two council...
  • Life expectancy lower in north of England than the south, study finds
    November 19, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Older people also likely to be in poor health and out of work in the north of England, report says Older people in the north of England die earlier, spend more years in poor health and are more likely to be out of work...
  • The Guardian view on the Tories' autumn statement: wrong to reward the rich and punish the poor | Editorial
    November 17, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    The deepening cracks in the country’s social structure are a clear sign that voters cannot just be left to face the cold winds of the market on their own Jeremy Hunt will appeal to voters next week, if the leaks are true, on behalf of...
  • Mexican president’s popularity soars even as country faces persistent turmoil
    November 16, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Amlo’s pension program helped boost his approval rating, but critics point to his various shortcomings as his term nears its end Life isn’t easy for Teodila Faustino, who shares a cinder-block home with her husband, five children and...
  • The zero-hours life: Rose Atkinson on hunger, hell and hope in 20 years of precarious work
    November 15, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    She is an artist, well educated and determined to earn a good living. But at times Atkinson has had just £17 a month for food and bills. She lays bare the reality of low-paid Britain In her 33 years on this Earth, Rose Atkinson has had...
  • ‘I don’t sleep’: how a mould crisis torments Blackpool renters
    November 13, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    All 18,000 private rentals have a damp and mould problem – but some tenants fear being forced out if they complain Michelle Bromley is terrified she will be homeless by Christmas. For nine years she has lived in a smart Edwardian house...
  • Unflinching hologram installation tells stories of UK’s ‘war on the poor’
    November 10, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Manchester’s Museum of Austerity uses AR to depict real people with disabilities who fell through society’s safety net It is impossible to look away from the shimmering figures that emerge in what appears at first to be an empty room....
  • No-fault evictions in England ‘soaring out of control’, say campaigners
    November 9, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Ministry of Justice figures show use of section 21 notices has jumped 38% in a year as promised ban stalls Private renters have faced a “shocking” surge in no-fault evictions since July with more landlords taking possession claims to...
  • ‘We don’t have a choice’: Bradford’s rough sleepers dismayed by Braverman’s tent attack
    November 7, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    As home secretary rails against homeless people’s ‘lifestyle choice’, those on the streets say their tents are instead a lifeline This is the first time Nicky Hudson has lived on the streets, and she is not doing well. She has been...
  • Compassion, not cruelty, is the answer to rough sleeping – we have the proof in Milton Keynes | Emily Darlington
    November 7, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    It used to be called a ‘tent city’, but we’ve rehoused 145 people in 18 months. Suella Braverman could learn from us Emily Darlington is cabinet member for housing on Milton Keynes council When the home secretary calls living in tents “a...
  • Homelessness could be the perfect ‘lifestyle choice’ for Suella Braverman | John Crace
    November 6, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Weary of the day-to-day slog of being home secretary, perhaps Suella would enjoy living in a tent Everything just felt wrong. All the joy had been sucked out of Suella Braverman’s life. The early mornings at home used to be a time when...
  • Rhiannon Faith: ‘A lot of people feel more like they’re being watched than seen’
    November 6, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    The dance-theatre creator explains how she builds community through performance and how her new work, Lay Down Your Burdens, explores shame, trauma and anxiety Rhiannon Faith has built her own pub. Or her set builders have. Installed...
  • Charities criticise Suella Braverman for claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’
    November 5, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Crisis, St Mungo’s and other groups write to home secretary to say blaming people for being on the streets increases their risk of harm Homelessness charities have criticised the home secretary after she described sleeping rough as a...
  • The Guardian view on destitution: poverty on this scale should be a national priority | Editorial
    November 5, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    With one in 20 people unable to afford food or other basics, charities are right to declare an emergency It is 11 years since the Guardian launched a Breadline Britain series intended to uncover the truth about the scale of hardship in...
  • UK ‘in violation of international law’ over poverty levels, says UN envoy
    November 5, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Special rapporteur Olivier De Schutter to urge ministers to increase welfare spending on visit to country this week Poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the government is violating international law, the...
  • Hundreds seek council help every day in UK youth homelessness crisis
    November 5, 2023 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Centrepoint research shows a third are not assessed or cannot get through on helplines Enough young people sought help for homelessness in the UK last year to fill the Albert Hall 25 times, but tens of thousands are getting no...
  • Here's The Political Conversation We Overlooked This Week
    September 15, 2023 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    The poverty rate jumped, and soon the number of uninsured people will rise too. But there's a way we could avoid all of that.
  • Child Poverty, Income Inequality Spike As COVID Safety Net Retreats
    September 12, 2023 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    An annual report from the U.S. Census Bureau showed how much pandemic-era aid made a difference.
  • People Are Sharing Telltale Signs That Someone Grew Up Poor
    July 18, 2023 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    People Are Sharing Telltale Signs That Someone Grew Up Poor
  • How Pandemic Aid Launched A School Lunch Revolution
    June 26, 2023 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    State-level momentum for universal school lunches has grown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Moms For Liberty Designated As Extremist Group By Watchdog Org
    June 7, 2023 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    The Southern Poverty Law Center said that the right-wing group is “making waves for intimidating and harassing teachers and school officials.”
  • Flint Showed Us The Dangers Of Poverty. Now It Could Show Us How To Fight It.
    May 5, 2023 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    A proposal to provide direct cash payments to expectant mothers and newborns could shield children from the long-term effects of growing up poor.
  • Airport Workers Fight For Living Wage
    December 8, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Over the past few decades, salaries and working conditions for airport employees have eroded. HuffPost Live's Zach Carter finds out what has caused this change, and what workers are doing to fight for a living wage.
  • Illinois County Just Launched The Nation’s Largest Guaranteed Income Program
    October 6, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Cook County will send up to 3,250 eligible residents $500 a month in cash assistance for two years, becoming a leader in the movement for universal basic income.
  • COVID-19 Relief Spending Pushed Poverty To Record Low In 2021
    September 13, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    The same bill getting all the blame for inflation gets some credit for reducing material hardship last year.
  • 140 Million Poor People Are Not A Disease. They Are The Result Of Policy Murder.
    June 27, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    The American Rescue Plan lifted 4 million children out of poverty. This legislation didn’t simply make life a little easier for some Americans. It saved lives.
  • Mitt Romney Got More Republicans To Back Monthly Child Allowance
    June 16, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Romney has given Democrats their best hope of resurrecting the enhanced child tax credit.
  • World Inequality 'Out Of Control' Says Oxfam
    May 17, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Oxfam has released a report ahead of the 2019 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos highlighting how low taxes on the world’s wealthiest has led to inequality that is ‘out of control’. Taxes on the super rich are at the lowest level...
  • We've Been Homeless For 2 Years. Here's How The Same Thing Could Happen To Many Of You.
    April 26, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    My husband "tries not to let it get to him, and I can tell he’s working hard to keep up appearances in front of me and the few friends who still speak to us."
  • Can't Afford To Get Sick
    April 15, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Medical care remains too expensive for many Americans. Those living in poverty don’t have the luxury of missing work. Hear their stories of survival and perseverance.
  • White House Adviser Stephen Miller’s Racist Emails Leaked
    April 14, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Leaked emails show Stephen Miller is as racist as you think he is and now democrats are calling for him to resign.
  • Child Tax Credit Payments Helped Parents Avoid Selling Plasma, Taking Payday Loans
    April 13, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    New research adds to a growing pile of evidence the policy made life easier for parents.
  • LeBron James Opens School For At-Risk Kids
    April 11, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Basketball star LeBron James just opened up a public school in his hometown to help Akron’s at-risk youth grow academically and emotionally.
  • Loss Of Child Tax Credit Payments May Have Hurt Joe Biden’s Approval Rating
    March 23, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    New research suggests good policy — reducing child poverty — might also be good politics.
  • Half Of Women Of Color In U.S. Make Less Than $15 An Hour: Oxfam
    March 22, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Over 50 million workers in America are paid under $15 an hour, or some $31,200 per year, according to a new report.
  • A Year After Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Kids Are Falling Back Into Poverty. Congress Is To Blame.
    March 15, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    In December, the child tax credit lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty. If it had been extended through 2022, it would have cut child poverty nearly in half.
  • Child Poverty Spiked After Tax Credit Expired, Early Research Suggests
    February 18, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    A new study shows child poverty increased 40% in January after the monthly payments lapsed because of congressional inaction.
  • Armed With Teddy Bears, West Virginia Moms Fight To Save The Child Tax Credit
    February 3, 2022 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    They urged Sen. Joe Manchin to back the credit, which he has refused to do.
  • This Is What It's Like To Go Grocery Shopping When You're Poor
    December 3, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    "Shopping trips were as much about stress and shame and scrutiny as they were about buying food."
  • Inflation Is Not The Biggest Thing Happening In The Economy Right Now
    November 16, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Family poverty has substantially declined thanks to the child tax credit.
  • Full-Time Work Is Not Enough For Millions Of Americans. We Need To Talk About It.
    October 23, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    "I met people across the country, from Appalachia to Oakland, who worked multiple jobs, had multiple roommates, and still could not reliably pay all of their bills each month."
  • My Family Moved To America And Into A Real Haunted House. Here's What Happened.
    October 22, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    "At first, my parents chalked up our neighbors' peering eyes and hushed whispers to curiosity. But we soon learned there was something else going on."
  • How Trump Plotted To Kill Obamacare
    October 9, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    President Donald Trump has continuously touted his plan to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. He has yet to put forth any legitimate legislation to take its place, despite his repeated attacks to repeal “Obamacare.”
  • Joe Manchin Doubles Down On Wanting Parents To Work For Child Tax Credit
    September 14, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    “I think that raising children is work,” Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said, defending Democrats' ambitious policy to combat child poverty.
  • Despite Pandemic, Poverty Declined Thanks To Stimulus Checks
    September 14, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    Incomes rose and poverty fell thanks in large part to stimulus payments Congress approved last year, while health insurance levels held steady.
  • Joe Manchin Thinks Parents Should Have To Work For Child Tax Credit
    September 13, 2021 from Poverty on Huffington Post
    “Don't you think, if we're going to help the children, that the people should make some effort?” the West Virginia senator said on CNN.
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