Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.

According to UNICEF, more than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as ...

Spencer Platt / Getty Images A Nepalese immigrant in his early 40s described the stress and uncertainty he felt during college about how to afford rent, food and tuition despite having a scholarship.

Vatican releases Pope Leo XIV's first major text criticizing the "bubble of luxury" wealthy people live in while poverty ...

I eyed my nametag and the assignment before me. Suddenly, I was Lilly Locke, the 15-year-old daughter of a family in poverty. I was a participant in "TULIP Town," a poverty simulation hosted this week ...

Eric Scicchitano, The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa. By Eric Scicchitano, The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Aug. 10--When an ad hoc consortium on poverty meets in Shamokin ...

As world leaders come to Brazil for climate talks, people like Cassiano are the ones with the most at stake. Poor communities are often more vulnerable to hazards like extreme heat and supersized ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) — Community leaders and volunteers in Saginaw are looking to inspire change through an interactive experience. The group took part in a community action poverty simulation at the ...

Health-related quality of life was found to be associated with poverty status through parenting stress in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Poverty status was found to be a significant factor ...

One in six older people in Wales are living in poverty, a new report by the Older People's Commissioner reveals. | ITV News ...