Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down

Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.

Work is ‘no longer a route out of poverty’, says British think-tank

In-work poverty has replaced unemployment at the heart of Britain’s “economic malaise,” the report said. Read more at ...
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UN says British government in 'state of denial' on poverty

The United Nations accused the British government Friday of being in a "state of denial" about a growing rich-poor divide that was being exacerbated by Brexit. UN poverty and human rights rapporteur ...
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British approach poverty in a rational, well-defined way

It’s the season for charitable giving. And far too many Americans, particularly children, need that charity. Scenes of a devastated New Orleans reminded us that many of our fellow citizens remain poor ...