Children
Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
It's important to remember that you don't have to spend lots of money to have a good time over the summer holidays. Here are some free and budget-friendly things to do which your kids will adore
Labour 'considering' scrapping two-child benefit cap
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'
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
Dear Keir Starmer, I'm a single mum and NHS worker. Please don't make me regret voting for you
Dear Keir Starmer, I'm a single mum and NHS worker. Please don't make me regret voting for you
New children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'Children need reading now more than ever'
New children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'Children need reading now more than ever'
Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told
Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told
Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'
Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'
Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there
Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there
We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
'How dare he': Sunak claims the Tories have reduced child poverty – but it's not exactly the truth
'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
'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
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?
Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?
Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories
Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories
DWP shamed over 'cruel' two-child benefit cap as millions trapped in poverty: 'Scrap this sibling tax'
DWP shamed over 'cruel' two-child benefit cap as millions trapped in poverty: 'Scrap this sibling tax'
'A national scandal': Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
'A national scandal': Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here's how
Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here's how
I'm a single mum living in poverty. Worrying about how it affects my children keeps me up at night
I'm a single mum living in poverty. Worrying about how it affects my children keeps me up at night
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children's charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children's charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: 'We're going backwards'
More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: 'We're going backwards'
'Utterly dire situation': Childcare costs surge to 'eye-watering' £158 per week
'Utterly dire situation': Childcare costs surge to 'eye-watering' £158 per week
Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there's a major problem
