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Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
child in waterproof jacket
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told

Hundreds of thousands of children would be lifted out of poverty, saving constituencies millions each, if the two-child limit on benefits was scrapped
I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
A group of people stands with banners outside the Treasury
Two-child benefit cap

I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Cost of living crisis

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'
Ruth Talbot

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Child poverty

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: 'My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting'
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Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: 'My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting'

250,000 people will be plunged into poverty by benefit cuts, DWP analysis reveals
People protesting against the disability benefit cuts in Westminster.
Disability benefits

250,000 people will be plunged into poverty by benefit cuts, DWP analysis reveals

It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
A child eating
Alex Firth

It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition

End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: 'We're in a crisis'
Image of child eating/ child poverty uk
Child poverty

End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: 'We're in a crisis'

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: 'There's a sense of hopelessness'
child asleep
Child poverty

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: 'There's a sense of hopelessness'

One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs
child eating food at lunch
Child poverty

One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you're serious about child poverty, Labour told
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you're serious about child poverty, Labour told

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it
praxis no recourse to public funds group. image of campaigners
Uche

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it

More than 24 million Brits don't earn enough for a 'decent standard of living', report finds
people walking in london
Cost of living

More than 24 million Brits don't earn enough for a 'decent standard of living', report finds

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Starmer and Phillipson at a school
Dr Sara Reis

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?

Labour's housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
chancellor Rachel Reeves and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner
Housing benefit

Labour's housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds
keir starmer labour prime minister
Child poverty

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
school uniform illustration
School uniforms

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025

Zarah Sultana would 'absolutely' return to Labour after suspension: 'It has to be a broad church'
MP Zarah Sultana
Exclusive

Zarah Sultana would 'absolutely' return to Labour after suspension: 'It has to be a broad church'

This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change
children's health
Lynn Perry

This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change

There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
single parent with child
Ruth Talbot

There's no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Christmas gifts made in factories
Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

Why branding Hastings 'the Grinch capital of the UK' is just plain poverty shaming
Jim Carrey as the Grinch
Laura Cooke

Why branding Hastings 'the Grinch capital of the UK' is just plain poverty shaming

'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
schoolchildren sat at desks
Homelessness

'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas

'We all deserve magic': Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
kids doing christmas craft activities
Christmas

'We all deserve magic': Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty

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