The British Government acted according to the principle of ‘laissez faire’. This was the belief that the Government should not be involved in issues of poverty and hardship. Involvement would ...

Labour has said it will end in-work poverty within its first full term if it wins the next election. People in working families are much less likely to be living in poverty than those where no-one ...

The report released today says 12.5 per cent of Nova Scotians lived below the poverty line in 2022, compared with a Canadian ...

British Red Cross research found that finding work and somewhere to live, and applying for benefits, often takes much longer than 28 days. In some cases it can take up to three months. Refugees and ...

Judgment has been reserved in a legal challenge brought against Stormont for "failing to adopt" an anti-poverty strategy for Northern Ireland. The human rights group, the Committee on the ...

Poverty has worsened in that time, reflecting the political divisions that still beset the British-ruled province, two decades after the commitment was made as part of its peace process.

The highest poverty rates among provinces were found in Nova Scotia (12.5%), British Columbia (12.2%), and Manitoba (11.9%). Manitoba also had the highest rate of deep poverty, at 6.9%.