Child poverty

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?
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Cost of living

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?

The government's new Crisis and Resilience Fund is set to launch in April, with guidance on it expected to be published imminently. Will it be enough to help families struggling to cope with the cost of living?
Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: 'I am gifting the government a chance'
Lord John Bird reads his Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill in the House of Lords.
Child poverty

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: 'I am gifting the government a chance'

The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
keir starmer at a changing realities meeting
Ruth Patrick

The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'
Child poverty

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Kids eat free

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can't be the last word
Keir Starmer at a children's centre as the government laid out its plan to reduce child poverty.
Scott Compton

Labour's child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can't be the last word

'Long overdue': New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
Social Justice

'Long overdue': New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?

Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy
Young people

Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, photographed by Debra Hurness-Brown
Child poverty

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
A group of children sitting on a bench together.
Lynn Perry

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
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Child poverty strategy

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?
Keir Starmer speaking to families at a community centre.
Child poverty

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?

Everything you need to know about Labour's child poverty strategy
Save the Children projected stark child poverty statistics onto the Houses of Parliament
Child poverty

Everything you need to know about Labour's child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over 'deeply concerning' lack of legal targets
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird
child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over 'deeply concerning' lack of legal targets

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour's child poverty strategy
a girl in the front room of a home in front of the window
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour's child poverty strategy

Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour's new strategy: 'This is a moral mission'
Child poverty

Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour's new strategy: 'This is a moral mission'

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'

Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed
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Child poverty

Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
A stock image of a mother and two children. Image: Unsplash
Thea Jaffe

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further

What could – and should – be in Labour's long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Keir Starmer alongside school children on the day he announced the expansion of free school meals.
Child poverty

What could – and should – be in Labour's long-awaited child poverty strategy?

What lessons do Sadiq Khan's free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
Sadiq Khan serves dinner
Child poverty

What lessons do Sadiq Khan's free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Benefits Street' is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK
Benefits street headlines in tabloids
Joseph Howes

'Benefits Street' is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
Letters

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Autumn budget

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves' autumn budget means for your money
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her 2025 autumn budget
Autumn budget

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves' autumn budget means for your money