Children

'This is the reality': Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
teen walks away into nightime cityscape
Carolyne Willow

'This is the reality': Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money

I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I'm lucky to have made it out alive
modern slavery
Modern slavery

I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I'm lucky to have made it out alive

All the ways the government's childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor
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Childcare

All the ways the government's childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor

Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and 'treated like adults'
Young people are at high risk of homelessness and exploitation.
Homelessness

Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and 'treated like adults'

We grilled new children's minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn't go well
children's minister
Exclusive

We grilled new children's minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn't go well

Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis
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Child poverty

Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis

One million UK children experienced 'horrifying levels of destitution' last year, study finds
teddy destitution
Child poverty

One million UK children experienced 'horrifying levels of destitution' last year, study finds

Tory by-election candidate blasted over post telling jobless, struggling parents to 'f**k off'
Conservative Party

Tory by-election candidate blasted over post telling jobless, struggling parents to 'f**k off'

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Asylum seekers

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system

Single mum on universal credit feels 'penalised' because she can't find work around childcare
single mother/ universal credit
Childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels 'penalised' because she can't find work around childcare

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Jax Jones
opinion

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

Parents will 'suffer' balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
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Schools

Parents will 'suffer' balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays
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Summer survival guide

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays

How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays
Holiday clubs/ Childcare over the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children
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Summer survival guide

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
summer holidays illustration
Summer survival guide

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Labour

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis
summer holiday childcare
Summer holidays

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis

A mother felt 'stripped of humanity' when her baby was taken away. There was 'no support' from public services
public services/ pregnant
Inequality

A mother felt 'stripped of humanity' when her baby was taken away. There was 'no support' from public services

It's time we made childcare about children, not just about work
Two girls play with wooden blocks in a childcare setting
Tom Pollard

It's time we made childcare about children, not just about work