January 20, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Labour’s embrace of plans to reduce the incapacity benefit bill by £3bn has the potential to trigger a backbench revolt One of the most important takeaways from last week’s high court ruling declaring the government consultation on...January 19, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Concerns had been mounting over future of £200m a year scheme providing food and activities for vulnerable children Ministers are to safeguard the Marcus Rashford-inspired scheme providing food and activities to vulnerable children...January 15, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Women with little to no formal education trained to become solar technicians, transforming villages and tackling patriarchal norms In a dimly lit corridor of a mud-walled house nestled among coconut trees, Sharifa Hussein stripped red...January 14, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
As legislation returns to the Commons, hopes rise of an end to no-fault evictions in England, but some fear loopholes Landlords in England face ban on ‘outrageous’ upfront charges When Nicola Jalland, 62, was served with a section 21...January 10, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Tribunal finds young couple faced ‘difficult situation’ and were too afraid to tell their ‘conservative’ parents in China about the pregnancies Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A young woman who kept two...January 6, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Judith Martin suggests young people could spend time doing something constructive in deprived areas of the UK Admirers of Ken Loach will have seen Horden in his film The Old Oak, along with other parts of the north-east that were...January 5, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Child poverty plan must address the 70% of families with at least one parent in work, Resolution Foundation says Labour must offer extra support to working parents, including with childcare and commuting, if it is to fulfil its promise...January 4, 2025 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Councils have received extra support to get homeless people off the streets amid cold weather warnings across the country Rough sleepers across the UK have been offered emergency shelter amid freezing temperatures. Councils have used the...December 31, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Charity says Horden is ill-equipped to deal with influx of homeless people and community spirit is being exploited English councils pay millions to move homeless families out of big cities For much of the 20th century, the numbered...December 31, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Guardian analysis reveals families often given little notice to relocate to already deprived communities far away with no extra support ‘ Take this house or you’re homeless’: families sent to a Durham town from London Councils in England...December 29, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Lack of faith in political leaders is leading the socially disaffected to be seduced by violence Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, the alleged perpetrator of the horror attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg , does not, Germany’s interior...December 28, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
In a private property market where supply is restricted, increased family wealth can simply drive up the cost of suitable homes Improvements in the education of girls is one of the most positive shifts in the developing world over the...December 27, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
US Department of Housing and Urban Development reports largest increase among families with children The US saw a dramatic rise in homelessness at the start of 2024, counting 18% more unhoused people during its annual tally in January...December 26, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Grant will go towards repackaging food that would go to waste and delivering it to shelters, food banks and charities Labour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste,...December 22, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Gentrification and the cruelties of the rental market kept forcing me to move. This Christmas, I know I’ll find happiness wherever I am In our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most...December 21, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
As the city’s homeless are ordered from their tents after sweeps by council ‘pink shirts’, some claim it is more about visibility than a ‘security issue’ The day after Sasha Harmond learned her eight-year-old child, Elijah, was dying in...December 20, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Officer detained woman and confiscated mattress from under a Louisville overpass after she said her water broke A homeless woman in Kentucky was cited by police and had her mattress confiscated and destroyed as she went into labor on the...December 19, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Social and political commentator whose work focused on the environment and the marginalisation of poor people Jeremy Seabrook, who has died aged 85, was a social and political commentator, and the author of more than 40 books and...December 18, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
In 2019, scientists published a climate-friendly food plan. I’ve long wondered: could it work for most Americans? People in the US: how do you eat climate friendly on a budget? As a fossil fuels and climate reporter, most of my...December 14, 2024 from Social exclusion | The Guardian
Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls Labour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation of “slum” homes by...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...