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Starmer hints two-child benefit cap could be axed in Budget

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was ‘personally committed to driving down child poverty’.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves Aims to Remove Two-Child Cap — Is It Fair to UK Taxpayers or a Lifeline for Large Asylum Families?

Rachel Reeves plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap, sparking debate over fairness, cost to taxpayers and its impact on child poverty in the UK.

International Business Times UK

Rachel Reeves signals plan to remove two-child benefit cap in budget

Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse measure, which would cost over £3bn but could lift 350,000 children out of poverty

The Guardian - UK

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Rachel Reeves hints at lifting two-child benefit cap at Budget

The chancellor said it was important not to let the ‘costs to our economy in allowing child poverty to go unchecked’

The Independent UK

Putin ally who declared poverty had £217m of property, UK judge finds

Estate of former Russian senator Vladimir Sloutsker, who died in September, ordered to pay £25m to his ex-wife

The Guardian - UK

Bad Bridgets podcast about crime among Irish women in US inspires film

Margot Robbie’s company to make movie based on Northern Ireland academics’ stories of poverty and prison

The Guardian - UK

South Central 50: Kerala ends extreme poverty, Zohran Mamdani’s win

Kerala has announced that it has “eradicated extreme poverty”, a claim that has drawn admiration, scepticism and everything in between. On South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth speak to IAS officer Anupama TV, Special Secretary of the Local Self Government Department, and Professor Freddy Thomas from Bengaluru’s Christ…

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I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t

Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook

The Guardian - UK

Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told

Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households

The Guardian - UK

Take some green levies, not VAT, off bills to cut energy costs, Treasury urged

A package of measures could take £178 a year off bills and more than three times that amount for households renting draughty homes, think tank says.

Evening Standard

Why Poor Shoppers Pay More for Food Than Millionaires

There is a cruel irony in our modern food system. The shoppers with the least amount of money often end up paying the most for their food. This “poverty premium” is not a choice; it is a systemic problem. It is caused by several economic and logistical barriers. These barriers…

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Gordon Brown calls for ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit cap to tackle ‘scar’ of poverty in Britain

The former Labour leader and chancellor issued a stark warning to the current government

The Independent UK

Two-child limit not policy for workshy and must be banished, says Gordon Brown

Campaigners argue that 109 children across the UK are pulled into poverty by the policy every day.

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The Independent UK

Gordon Brown calls for gambling tax hike to tackle UK’s ‘biggest threat’

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Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain

The ex-Labour leader will also call for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap

Evening Standard

Child poverty biggest threat to UK’s long-term economic future – Gordon Brown

Mr Brown is expected to call for a ‘new coalition of compassion for children that will create a chain of hope for children right across our country’.

Euronews

Uzbekistan’s vision for a fairer future takes centre stage at the World Summit in Doha

At the World Summit in Qatar, Uzbekistan showcases its social development vision, advancing global cooperation, justice, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth.

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The Independent UK

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other factors that often mean life or death for people in poverty

Euronews

Doha hosts UN social summit as calls grow for concrete action towards equality

Doha is hosting the Second World Summit for Social Development this week with world leaders, experts and youth meeting to tackle poverty, inequality and the future of work.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why Labour won’t press the ‘big red button’ to lift 450,000 children out of poverty

In today’s newsletter: The Labour Party recently sounded resolute in its intention to cut the two-child benefit cap. But against an ugly fiscal backdrop, the chancellor may be having second thoughts

The Free Financial Advisor

10 Poverty Lies That Keep People Struggling Forever

Millions of people live paycheck to paycheck, feeling trapped by financial hardship. People develop poverty myths through internalization of false beliefs that do not stem from money shortages. The beliefs people hold about poverty create barriers that limit their choices and block their path toward achieving financial security. People need…

Radio France Internationale

Crying the news with Ali Akbar, the last paperboy of Paris

Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris’s Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift his family out of poverty and earned him a knighthood – a testament to a local legend, and the end…

The Guardian - US

Democrats must not cave in to Donald Trump

The government shutdown is not an accident. Trump’s budget would push millions into poverty and must be stopped

The Texas Tribune

Texas ACA insurers hike monthly premiums by 35% on average

The amount Texans will pay toward their ACA premiums will likely rise more steeply, with enhanced subsidies set to expire.

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