Tag: poverty
What children in poverty could lose from the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Cory Turner Low-income children and families would be among the groups hit hardest by Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the bill would be a boon to wealthy Americans, it would scale back resources for the nation’s poorest households, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned in a recent letter to lawmakers. In an…
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the number of women in prison globally, according to a new report. With the rise of the far right and an…
UK charity steps up campaign against child hygiene poverty
The Multibank, founded by Gordon Brown, receives boost with Amazon-led drive for 250,000 items this month A charity founded by the former prime minister Gordon Brown is to increase its campaign efforts against child hygiene poverty this year. The Multibank, which was founded by the former Labour leader, is working with a number of sports…