Our Scans · (LF.1) No Poverty · Weekly Summary

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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

• [New] Beginning in plan year 2026, the Colorado General Assembly and the Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise will introduce Colorado Premium Assistance to help reduce monthly costs for households earning between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level. Connect for Health Colorado
• [New] Investing in a stable climate, healthy land and nature, and a pollution-free planet could deliver annual gains of US$ 20 trillion, avoid millions of deaths, and lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and hunger. Circular Online
• [New] More Australian children could be dropping out of school as poverty-induced meal-skipping hits a growing number of families. SBS News
• [New] After 2030, the number of people in extreme poverty is projected to increase. Our World In Data
• Closing the gender digital divide alone could lift 30 million women out of poverty and add US$ 1.5 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Bernama
• Students in the U.S. are at high risk of experiencing period poverty. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• The UK government is expected to soon publish its ten-year child poverty strategy, designed to tackle the root causes of poverty for children. The Conversation
• Funded by raising online gambling taxes and tackling welfare fraud, it will result in the biggest reduction in child poverty at any Budget this century. GOV.UK

Last updated: 15 December 2025