Over four million children will still be living in poverty by 2029, the government’s own analysis has forecast, marking a reduction of just 10 per cent from the current figure.

A new report suggests poverty has "deepened" in the UK.

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At the height of the recession in 2012, nearly one in four American children were living in poverty. Today, five years after America went through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, ...

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

MPs voted 458-104 to abolish the cap, which marks a major moment in dismantling a policy depriving kids of heating and food, ...

Hygiene poverty is a growing problem in schools. Four in five (82%) state school teachers find it difficult to raise the ...

A slew of pandemic-era emergency aid for children—including universal school meals and Medicaid expansions in many states—led to the lowest child poverty rate on record. But new Census data show ...

In many upstate cities like Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 40%.

This guest essay reflects the views of Louise Skolnik, professor emeritus of social work at Adelphi University and former Nassau County director of human services and deputy commissioner of the county ...

Tennessee has made progress in reducing child poverty over the past decade, but nearly one in five children in the state is still living in poverty, according t ...