poverty

Number of children in poverty with working parents increased by 900,000 in past decade, analysis suggests

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1 week ago

GP staff are running food banks and giving advice on dealing with poverty

GPs, primary care staff, and schoolteachers are all taking on additional roles to help people deal with poverty related problems,…

2 weeks ago

First Nations ‘triaging grief’ as opioids claim lives at more than 8 times the rate of the rest of Alberta

First Nations people in Alberta have been dying from opioids at more than eight times the rate of the rest of…

4 weeks ago

Poverty Linked With Neurological Changes That Affect Behavior, Illness, and Development

A new review highlights how poverty and low socioeconomic status significantly influence cognitive development, mental health, and educational outcomes, suggesting…

2 months ago

National disability benefit in federal budget falls short of what advocates wanted

Tuesday's federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were…

3 months ago

Poverty May Accelerate Brain Aging, Study Shows : ScienceAlert

Scientists have discovered a link between low household income and faster decay of the white matter inside our brains. While…

3 months ago

Medical science has made great strides in fighting TB, but reducing poverty is the best way to end this disease

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis. Even though the disease is both preventable…

3 months ago

Damning new figures show decline in household incomes and rise in child poverty under Sunak

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3 months ago

Tax cuts will plunge thousands into poverty, thinktanks warn ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s spring Budget

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4 months ago

Poorer families buying less fruit and veg with three million children in food poverty, report finds

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4 months ago

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