Child poverty
Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words
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Keir Starmer promised to tackle child poverty – but we need action, not empty words
Child poverty is preventable and easy to end, and would be a highly effective intervention to the mental health crisis
'Shameful stuff': Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
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'Shameful stuff': Labour suspends seven rebel MPs who voted to end two-child benefit cap
Labour 'considering' scrapping two-child benefit cap
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Labour 'considering' scrapping two-child benefit cap
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it's not the parents' fault
One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it's not the parents' fault
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
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Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
Inside the primary school 'food shop' ensuring children don't go hungry over summer break
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Inside the primary school 'food shop' ensuring children don't go hungry over summer break
More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: 'Beyond heart-breaking'
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More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: 'Beyond heart-breaking'
1.6 million children at risk of 'losing their life chances' because of 'cruel' two-child benefit cap
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1.6 million children at risk of 'losing their life chances' because of 'cruel' two-child benefit cap
Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
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Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
Politicians are failing our children and our children's children. We must protect future generations
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Politicians are failing our children and our children's children. We must protect future generations
Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
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Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
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We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
Even Nigel Farage wants to scrap the two-child benefit cap. When will Labour see sense?
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Even Nigel Farage wants to scrap the two-child benefit cap. When will Labour see sense?
Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto
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Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto
'How dare he': Sunak claims the Tories have reduced child poverty – but it's not exactly the truth
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'How dare he': Sunak claims the Tories have reduced child poverty – but it's not exactly the truth
'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
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'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
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Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
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To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
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Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
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From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
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Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?
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Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?
Stigma of poverty is a 'wicked social problem', report warns – but it doesn't have to be this way
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Stigma of poverty is a 'wicked social problem', report warns – but it doesn't have to be this way
“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue Group lay out policy calls to political leaders ahead of General Election
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