July 11, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
The government must act to meet the rise in demand for mental health services in deprived areas, writes Dr Sarah Hughes , while Jan Pahl calls for an end to the two-child benefit cap In the last 18 months I’ve found myself having to...July 10, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Black people also less likely than white people to get social housing and can face ‘overt racism’ from private landlords Black people in England are almost four times as likely to face homelessness as white people and substantially less...July 10, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Study shows such young people have higher risk of arriving at paediatric ICU severely ill and have worse outcomes Minority ethnic children and children from deprived backgrounds across the UK are more likely to die following admission to...July 10, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Dr Jenny Patient highlights poverty in Sheffield in response to remarks by the environment secretary, Steve Reed, on Labour’s progress Steve Reed, the environment secretary, is reported as saying that changes to living standards are...July 10, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Nearly 1.7 million children living in households affected by policy that government is being pressed to scrap A further 37,000 children were affected by the two-child benefit limit in the year to April, with nearly 1.7 million now living...July 10, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
In today’s newsletter: As a new Guardian project begins, we hear from the teenagers navigating deprivation, isolation and a sense of being forgotten Good morning. A few weeks ago, 18-year-old Tamsin Jarman-Smith, born and raised in a...July 8, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
The seaside resort has become a byword for coastal deprivation but its youth say there’s a world of creativity bubbling under the surface Photographs and video by Polly Braden Young people in the UK: share your experiences of living in a...July 8, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Children’s commissioner says any Labour strategy to tackle deprivation must scrap the two-child benefit cap Children in England are living in “almost Dickensian levels of poverty” where deprivation has become normalised, the children’s...July 7, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their stories Young people in the UK: share...July 7, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Exclusive: Education secretary says scheme will be so deeply embedded that no rightwing party can unpick it Labour will aim to embed a Sure Start-type system of help for deprived children and families so deeply and completely into the...July 7, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
They are suffering disproportionately and without help, say researchers, and unless they are given a voice, problems will continue to mount up Read more: ‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of...July 5, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
In weekly nonviolent protests that channel the civil rights tradition, the faithful rally to end poverty and injustice On 2 June, at St Mark’s Episcopal church in Washington DC, people packed the sanctuary – elders in denim jackets,...July 4, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
After a turbulent week to round off its first year, how have the past 12 months panned out for Keir Starmer’s government? It is a year since Labour’s landslide victory on 4 July 2024, when Keir Starmer promised “to end the politics of...June 29, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
As poverty deepens across Britain, the Guardian visited some of the hardest-hit places where leaders are aiming to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say The...June 29, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis Downing St has a radical change in mind for the NHS:...June 25, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Deprived and coastal areas to get extra cash this year for staff and resources in effort to improve health outcomes England’s poorest areas will get billions in extra health funding under new government plans to tackle stark inequalities...June 24, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Readers respond to Alastair Campbell’s article on encouraging social mobility by supporting state school alumni I wholeheartedly agree with Alastair Campbell’s call for a “nationwide state-school alumni network” ( If you went to state...June 24, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Exclusive: Barnardo’s says number of family hubs and children’s centres has plummeted – with ‘postcode lottery of support’ Community support for struggling families in England has declined significantly over the past 15 years, with data...June 20, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Photographer who took harrowing images of the conditions in which poor British people lived in the 1960s and 70s The work of the photographer Nick Hedges, who has died aged 81, revealed the reality of the atrocious living conditions of...January 29, 2021 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
The January 29, 2021 edition of the Poverty Dispatch was our last. To keep up on news and research about poverty, please sign up for IRP’s email lists here and follow us on Twitter at @IRP_UW Biden reopens ACA enrollment …...January 15, 2021 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Poverty Grows Despite Economic Recovery Some jobless workers have been excluded from unemployment benefits. pew.org How low-income people are spending their $600 pandemic stimulus payments When a person lives in a constant state...January 8, 2021 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Economy sees job loss in December for the first time in eight months as surging virus takes toll Nonfarm payrolls fell by 140,000 in December, the Labor Department said, against the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a 50,000 gain....December 18, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer America’s poverty rate has risen at the fastest pace ever this year after aid for the unemployed declined. www.washingtonpost.com U.S. poverty jumps the most in...December 4, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Millions may be getting shortchanged on unemployment benefits, GAO finds Millions of jobless people may not be receiving the full unemployment payments they are owed, a government watchdog report released Monday found. www.cnn.com ...November 20, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Safety net for the unemployed is defective. The pandemic exposed its flaws: MIT report The unemployment benefits system has many shortcomings, researchers argue in a new paper published by MIT. They were laid bare by the coronavirus...November 13, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Time is running out for millions of Americans who still haven’t gotten stimulus checks Time is running out for millions of Americans who still haven’t gotten stimulus checks — and they’re likely the people most in...November 6, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Economy added 638,000 jobs in October as growth slows In October, the economy grew jobs but at a slower pace than earlier in the summer. The unemployment rate fell in October. www.washingtonpost.com End of $600 unemployment boost...October 30, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Millions poised to lose unemployment benefits in ‘enormous cliff’ at year’s end Federal programs enacted by the CARES Act coronavirus relief law to help unemployed workers are ending after Dec. 31. Lapsing benefits will...October 23, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
How Missourians did an end-around their conservative legislature to expand Medicaid Missourians mobilized by the thousands to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot this year, a move that will impact 230,000 low-income residents in the...October 16, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
8 Million Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up Two new studies show the effect of the emergency $2 trillion package known as the Cares Act and what happened when the money ran out. www.nytimes.com …...October 9, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
The Covid Economy Carves Deep Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots The comeback since the start of the pandemic is kind to those who can work from home, to firms serving them and to regions hospitable to them. Left behind are …...October 2, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
The ‘black hole’ of unemployment benefits: Six months into the pandemic, some are still waiting for aid Half a year into the coronavirus-fueled recession, states are still struggling to pay unemployment benefits, leaving thousands...September 18, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Incomes were up and poverty was down across America in 2019 — and then COVID-19 hit Encouraging as it seems, the new Census report is a pretty picture of something that no longer exists. www.inquirer.com Median U.S. household...September 4, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Added 1.4 Million Jobs Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June in a sign of what … Continue reading...August 28, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
States are being approved for Trump’s unemployment benefits, but most jobless Americans aren’t seeing the money yet States are quickly receiving approval to provide jobless residents with President Donald Trump’s $300...August 14, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
$400 Unemployment Supplement Is Really $300, and Won’t Arrive Soon New state claims fell below one million for the first week since March. But jobless ranks remain vast, and a White House relief plan faces hurdles. www.nytimes.com ...August 7, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
In These Neighborhoods, the Jobless Rate May Top 30 Percent New maps show how the virus has severely deepened economic inequality within cities. www.nytimes.com For the unemployed, rising grocery prices strain budgets even more...July 24, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Coronavirus relief policies kept 10 million Americans out of poverty. They’re set to expire in July A report from the Urban Institute finds that three federal measures — one-time stimulus payments, enhanced SNAP benefits and...July 13, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Hiring Outlook Remains Dim, With ‘Scarring in the Economy’ As unemployment claims keep pouring in, new job postings are lacking, and an end to some benefits is approaching. www.nytimes.com Workers are pushed to the brink as they...June 26, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Millions of Americans will fall off an ‘income cliff’ when extra $600 in unemployment benefits ends next month With the extra $600 per week in federal unemployment insurance set to expire at the end of July, policymakers...June 19, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Medicaid Rolls Surge, Adding to Budget Woes The pandemic could drive up Medicaid enrollment by 16%. pew.org A tale of two recessions: Some Americans thrive as others suffer The recession is playing out much differently across...June 15, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Evictions expected to spike as states end moratoriums that offered relief during COVID-19 Evictions are expected to spike as more states lift moratoriums put in place to offer renters relief during COVID-19. www.usatoday.com ...June 5, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
May Surprise: U.S. Adds 2.5 Million Jobs As Unemployment Dips To 13.3% U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies....May 29, 2020 from IRP Poverty Dispatch
Coronavirus ravages poorer L.A. communities while slowing in wealthier ones, data show Since April 17, coronavirus infection rates have surged in L.A. County’s poorer neighborhoods, while cases have risen far more slowly in richer...November 9, 2017 from Poverty
Print section Print Rubric: Beefing up mobile-phone and internet penetration Print Headline: The right connections Print Fly Title: Connectivity UK Only Article: standard article Issue: ...Daily chart: In much of sub-Saharan Africa, mobile phones are more common than access to electricity
November 8, 2017 from Poverty
Main image: A DECADE after mobile phones began to spread in Africa, they have become commonplace even in the continent’s poorest countries. In 2016 two-fifths of people in sub-Saharan Africa had mobile phones. Their rapid...September 14, 2017 from Poverty
Print section Print Rubric: The past 15 years have seen spectacular falls in poverty and ill health. The next 15 are unlikely to be as good Print Headline: Generation games Print Fly Title: The Gates report...July 13, 2017 from Poverty
Print section Print Rubric: Yes, it would be disruptive. But the potential gains are so vast that objectors could be bribed to let it happen Print Headline: The $78 trillion free lunch Print Fly Title: If...June 29, 2017 from Poverty
Print section Print Rubric: Aid brought Liberia back from the brink. It also weakened its fledgling government Print Headline: Fading faith in good works Print Fly Title: Foreign aid UK Only...June 1, 2017 from Poverty
Print section Print Rubric: The recipe to get people to stop smoking is well-known. Why are so many governments ignoring it? Print Headline: Cough up Print Fly Title: Smoking UK Only Article: ...