Children
Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis
![Image of child eating/ child poverty uk](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/child-eating.jpg?w=768)
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/trym-nilsen-eXV-LsWfCOo-unsplash-1.jpg?w=768)
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'
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-2.jpg?w=768)
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
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-2023-09-22T132419.274.jpg?w=768)
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image274-copy.jpeg?w=768)
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1580_Music_Jax-Jones-solo-copy.jpg?w=768)
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
![schools shut/ concrete safety](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-camille-lemiale-10036827.jpg?w=768)
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
![summer holidays activities/ illustration](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1574_Summer-Survival-Guide_LL-1c.png?w=768)
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Holiday-club.jpg?w=768)
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
![school uniform illustration](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1574_Summer-Survival-Guide_LL-1e.png?w=768)
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1574_Summer-Survival-Guide_LL-2.png?w=768)
Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis
![summer holiday childcare](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pexels-yan-krukau-8612990.jpg?w=768)
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mustafa-omar-tEz8JU1j-00-unsplash.jpg?w=768)
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3662667.jpg?w=768)
It's time we made childcare about children, not just about work
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MicrosoftTeams-image89f13d7551a870062e8611e5815da2bc3db26cf194e122280890ed280e733f8f-e1688124324962.jpg?w=766)
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
Government's £4bn childcare plan will 'leave disadvantaged kids behind', charities warn
![childcare](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/marjorie-bertrand-eyzzqAQhcjI-unsplash-jpg.webp?w=722)
Government's £4bn childcare plan will 'leave disadvantaged kids behind', charities warn
Where to get free food for the kids (and yourself) over the coronation bank holiday weekend
![free food coronation food](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kazuend-ejlRp5ktpfY-unsplash.jpg?w=768)
Where to get free food for the kids (and yourself) over the coronation bank holiday weekend
Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
![food banks babies](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/kelly-sikkema-y1j60Ifj5-M-unsplash.jpg?w=766)
Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023
![affordable childcare/ february half term](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pexels-yan-krukau-8613062.jpg?w=768)