Demographics & Inequality

38+ min ago   (404+ words) Hundreds of thousands of parents in the UK are living on incomes far below what is needed for a basic but acceptable standard of living, according to new research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. UK parents fall below income needed…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago   (204+ words) The proposed Belfast incinerator is being sold as a ready-made answer to a looming crisis. Before a single signature commits ratepayers for a generation, the numbers deserve far more scrutiny than they are getting. Northern Ireland genuinely does need to…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago   (437+ words) Housing systems in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have evolved along different policy and regulatory paths, yet they face remarkably similar challenges, writes Paddy Gray. Rising construction costs, labour shortages, growing demand for social and affordable housing, and…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (390+ words) Population Minister Wihaji told parliament Indonesia’s fertility rate averages 2.13 children per woman but ranges from 1.79 in Jakarta to 2.78 in Highland Papua. Indonesia’s national total fertility rate stands at 2.13 children per woman, yet provincial figures range from 1.79 in Jakarta to 2.78 in…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago   (446+ words) Kaya Selby RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific households in New Zealand will be the hardest hit by scheduled benefit cuts and social housing rent increases, according to officials. Ahead of Budget 2026, government ministers were presented with modelling that estimated 26,000 Pacific families…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (370+ words) A question has gripped economists studying inequality since at least 2011, when Occupy Wall Street split the country into the 1% and the 99%: who is actually wealthy in the U.S, and how did they get that way? When asked what made this…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (415+ words) People who leave charities donations, legacies and bequests in their wills make noticeable differences to organisations, no matter what the amount is, sector leaders say. The comments come as one leader acknowledged living costs could present "affordability challenges" for potential…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (628+ words) We’re at a family gathering and our sister-in-law approaches the husbands who are chatting in a group. Our siblings had all pitched in to get her a combined birthday present and she offers her thanks. Except the blokes have no…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago   (353+ words) Humanitarian and development assistance for low- and middle-income countries is facing an unprecedented squeeze — but the funding gaps could be filled by taxing the wealthy, potentially saving millions of lives, a new study says. The research comes as international aid…...

20+ hour, 7+ min ago   (500+ words) Finding homes for Torbay’s young people in care is costing the bay’s council more than £14million a year, according to new figures. Because the bay has no children’s homes of its own, its costs are soaring as it relies entirely on…...