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In the UK, Poverty Is Driving Mental Illness Among the Young

Nearly half of Gen Zers in the UK report being financially insecure, with millennials not far behind at 46 percent. This economic distress and a culture of competitive individualism are driving a ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Douglas County to host screenings of documentary on guaranteed basic income pilot programs, exploring solutions to local poverty

"It's Basic" is an award-winning documentary exploring income initiatives that fund basic needs for families. Douglas County and other community agencies will present a screening of an award-winning ...
World Socialist Web Site

300 people a day die while living in poverty in Britain

Britain’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie paints a terrible picture of over 100,000 people in the UK dying in poverty every year. The report, “Dying in Poverty 2024”, centres on data collated ...
The Conversation

Stigma against benefits has made devastating poverty acceptable in Britain

Imogen Tyler has received funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as part of the Stigma and Poverty Design Team. She has previously received funding from the Leverhulme Trust for her research on ...
World Socialist Web Site

Number and wealth of UK billionaires soars as poverty deepens

“The present state of civilization is as odious as it is unjust… The contrast of affluence and wretchedness continually meeting and offending the eye, is like dead and living bodies chained together.” ...