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The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds. Up to 25 times as many again make a suicide attempt. The tragic ripple effect means that there are many, many...

The number of people seeking help with debt problems has hit a record high in 2016, with those affected increasingly likely to be younger, working part-time and renting their home, according to new research from StepChange Debt Charity. The charity&r...

Belgium's government is considering legal action against Caterpillar over the U.S. heavy equipment maker's decision to close a manufacturing site and lay off more than 2,000 workers. Prime Minister Charles Michel told lawmakers Thursday that "we will...

According to the Office for National Statistics, 2.9% (903,000) of employees said they work on a zero hours basis between April and June this year. The figure is a 20% rise on the same period last year, when 2.4% (747,000) said they were em...

The UK Government’s sanctions regime has “detrimental financial, material, emotional and health impacts” and pushes those on JSA and ESA into debt and reliance on foodbanks, according to new academic research. The research is the fi...

More than 900,000 people in Scotland live in low income households. In a rich country like ours this is unnecessary and unacceptable. Challenge Poverty Week is an opportunity for you to raise you voice against poverty and show what is being done...

The Poverty Alliance will be facilitating a networking event in Dundee on the 26th of October which is designed to bring together a range of local groups and organisations to discuss issues of key concern to the fight against poverty. The meeting wil...

A diabetic had to have his leg amputated when his condition spiralled out of control because he couldn’t afford to eat healthily when his benefits were halted for FIVE months. David Boyce’s tragic case has sparked off protests against &ls...

Any thoughts that home ownership is not on the decline can be rectified by this graph. Owning your own home is but a dream for many young people as this graph clearly shows. 

Finland is pushing ahead with a plan to test the effects of paying a basic income as it seeks to protect state finances and move more people into the labor market. The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, known as Kela, will be responsible for ca...