Child poverty
‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help
‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help
Families caring for relatives’ children say they have gone without food, sacrificed their dreams and now can’t afford to live in the cost of living crisis
Awaab Ishak’s shocking death will be the housing sector’s defining moment
Awaab Ishak’s shocking death will be the housing sector’s defining moment
The parents of Awaab Ishak brought him to this country for a better life. Instead, the damp conditions in his home killed him. He was only two
Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty
Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty
“No parent should have to make impossible decisions like whether to buy food, turn on the heating, or go into debt,” the One Direction star said
Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis
Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis
Children are ‘eating rubbers and stealing food’ at school because they are hungry
Children are ‘eating rubbers and stealing food’ at school because they are hungry
Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Can I get a school uniform grant? Where to find cheaper options for your children
Can I get a school uniform grant? Where to find cheaper options for your children
1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?
What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?
All the places where kids can eat free during the summer holidays
All the places where kids can eat free during the summer holidays
Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
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‘Temporary’ accommodation shows the government is failing homeless children
‘Temporary’ accommodation shows the government is failing homeless children
Campaigners’ joy as MPs back bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18 and stop child marriage
Campaigners’ joy as MPs back bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18 and stop child marriage
Kitmas campaign will give football shirts to thousands of children in poverty this Christmas
Kitmas campaign will give football shirts to thousands of children in poverty this Christmas
Food banks are giving out almost 2,000 emergency parcels to children every day
Food banks are giving out almost 2,000 emergency parcels to children every day
Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life
Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life
Which children’s charities are fighting poverty in the UK?
Which children’s charities are fighting poverty in the UK?
Death of the high street: Why can’t Dover afford a Big Issue seller?
Death of the high street: Why can’t Dover afford a Big Issue seller?
Work or child care? The summer holiday struggle facing parents
Work or child care? The summer holiday struggle facing parents
Put free school breakfasts in the Budget, urges charity
Put free school breakfasts in the Budget, urges charity
Children’s Commissioner accuses Government of ‘bias’ against young
Children’s Commissioner accuses Government of ‘bias’ against young
Pandemic poverty puts children at risk of gang exploitation
Pandemic poverty puts children at risk of gang exploitation
We can’t risk digital poverty locking children out of education
