New report says a personal debt tsunami of £6 billion directly attributable to the pandemic is already being stored up among some 4.6 million households and, if left unchecked, is set to worsen.
At least 28 million Americans were uninsured before the crisis and that number is likely to increase dramatically as people lose their jobs and employer-based insurance.
Citizens Advice is calling for measures to ensure that vulnerable people and low-income families are not pushed into financial hardship as a result of the outbreak.
Northern Ireland will face an unprecedented crisis in terms of child poverty, hunger, debt, rent arrears and mass evictions if mitigations are not extended, says Professor Eileen Evason, Chair of the Mitigations Working Group.
Government proposals include provision for landlords to evict tenants if they have one month of rent arrears at the time of a possession hearing in court.
Human rights defenders offering humanitarian aid and support to refugees and migrants in northern France face harassment, intimidation and violent assaults by the French authorities, a new report by Amnesty International says.
The Government's proposal does not address the unaffordability of housing which is a key reason why many families lose their tenancy and become homeless.
States cannot put themselves forward as human rights leaders while leaving increasing numbers to live and die on their streets, says UN human rights expert.