poverty

August 7, 2019

Exclusion from school 'a major inequality factor which cannot continue to be overlooked'

Samaritans Cymru has highlighted the 51 per cent rise since 2015/16 in pupils permanently excluded from schools in Wales.
August 1, 2019

UK poverty and destitution levels are a choice to be unmade, says Committee

Some Universal Credit claimants are left with as little as £20 per week to cover bills, food and other essential costs, Work and Pensions Committee finds.
July 31, 2019

Factory to make bricks from recycled plastic in Côte d'Ivoire

The factory will convert plastic waste into bricks which will be used to build classrooms in the West African country.
July 31, 2019

Scottish Welfare Fund annual spend hits £35 million.

The Scottish Welfare Fund is part of an annual package of over £125 million to mitigate against the impact of UK Government welfare cuts.
July 29, 2019

Social Metrics Commission publishes new report on poverty in the UK

New report reveals that 4.5 million people are more than 50 per cent below the poverty line, and 7 million people are living in persistent poverty.
July 26, 2019

Somalia needs ongoing international help to tackle rights challenges, says UN expert

Somalia has made considerable progress in the political, economic, social and human rights situation over the past six years, but there is much more to do, UN human rights expert says.
July 25, 2019

Church leaders question a no-deal Brexit

The Church leaders say they have been “compelled" to write to the new Prime Minister because of his position that leaving the European Union without a deal is acceptable.
July 24, 2019

We should be declaring a moral emergency

As the full horror of a Boris Johnson premiership unfolds like a slow-motion car crash, today seems like a good day to focus on a politician who is declaring a moral emergency and presenting radica
July 24, 2019

New homeless families 'outnumber new social homes by 8 to 1'

When social rent funding was halted in 2010, the number of new social homes being built plummeted, says the National Housing Federation.
July 21, 2019

Churches support growing numbers of families facing hunger and isolation

Churches will provide thousands of meals and holiday play opportunities to support families in need this summer.