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Child Poverty Strategy
Labour rejects Big Issue founder's bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets

Labour rejects Big Issue founder's bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Lord John Bird submitted an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill calling for the government to set legally binding targets to reduce child poverty. But Labour rejected the plan, insisting that targets ‘would not in themselves drive reductions in poverty’
It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition

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'

End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: 'We're in a crisis'
Labour must 'immediately' scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say