Pictures: Children helping children - pupils presented with special award for work to support world’s poorest areas Inverness Courier, Scotland18:11UK Poverty Poverty Scotland

Children's charity founder who makes real difference in Sunderland graduates Sunderland Echo09:39Poverty Sunderland (city) UK Poverty

North East Lincolnshire faces high child obesity rate, as report finds North-South divide Grimsby Live05:26UK Food Poverty Obesity Food Security

Hungry for change - York academics behind major new report looking at obesity and food Insecurity in the North of… University of York14:48UK Food Poverty Obesity Food Security

Axing two-child benefit limit still on table but 'harder' after welfare U-turn, minister says The Mirror18:56Poverty UK Poverty Global Issues

Jim Fairlie MSP highlights progress in tackling child poverty under SNP government Perth Gazette11:30UK Poverty Poverty Scotland

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Thousands of Ashfield children being hit by two-child benefit limit affecting families Hucknall Dispatch Online10:09

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Parents can get free school meals for kids during summer holidays - how to apply Yorkshire Live09:16

Earlier today

‘A year on, children can’t wait. Starmer must end the two-child cap now’ LabourList00:27

UK child poverty at ‘unbearable level’, warns paediatrician Evening Standard00:06

Yesterday

Devon children are going to school 'cold, hungry and tired' Devon Live16:55 16-Jul-25

Labour's new Family Hubs are the 'successor' to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work? Big Issue04:14 16-Jul-25

In the last 7 days

Impero calls on UK businesses to help fight child food poverty Marketing Beat10:34 15-Jul-25

In the Highlands and Moray one in five children are living in poverty Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Scotland17:09 14-Jul-25

Midlothian Foodbank’s donations are down but referrals are up Midlothian View14:56 14-Jul-25

Figures reveal scale of child poverty in North Lanarkshire driven by UK Government’s two child… Daily Record10:06 14-Jul-25

City’s poverty postcode lottery ‘cannot continue’, says top councillor South Wales Argus07:40 14-Jul-25

Smile, even though it’s (all) breaking Politico EU07:05 14-Jul-25

How the school holidays became a danger zone for some British kids The Independent06:07 14-Jul-25

North East Lincolnshire faces high child obesity rate, as report finds North-South divide Grimsby Live05:26 14-Jul-25

‘It’s very personal to me’: Darren Jones on his £500m plan to fight child poverty Yahoo! UK & Ireland18:14 13-Jul-25

Poor and ethnic minority children ‘more likely to die in intensive care’ Leicestershire Live11:40 11-Jul-25

Remembrance chapel proposed for Bucks children's memorial garden Bucks Free Press08:55 11-Jul-25

Children from deprived areas face worse outcomes in intensive care News-Medical.Net05:39 11-Jul-25

Ethnic minority and poorer children more likely to die in intensive care Imperial College London23:30 10-Jul-25

England’s family hubs plan aims to build on Sure Start’s success – but may struggle to overcome today’s child poverty… The Conversation (UK)17:30 10-Jul-25

Nearly 1.7 million kids impacted by two-child benefit limit - see your area The Mirror14:43 10-Jul-25

Kids Are Going Hungry In Mouldy Homes – This Can't Be The Legacy Keir Starmer Wants HuffPost (UK)14:27 10-Jul-25

Bishop of Leicester comments on two-child benefit limit statistics The Church of England (Press Release)14:27 10-Jul-25

Over 1.6 million children live in families made poorer by the two-child limit on benefits – new data The Conversation (UK)14:15 10-Jul-25

Two-child limit statistics: new breakdowns show how the policy falls hardest on disadvantaged groups Child Poverty Action Group14:10 10-Jul-25

Bishop of Leicester comments on two-child limit statistics The Church of England (Press Release)13:26 10-Jul-25

Urgent call to tackle child poverty in the UK Public Health Scotland (Press Release)12:52 10-Jul-25

In the last month

Government should stop using “working people” and audit income inequality and poverty Liberal Democrat Voice (Weblog)10:33 9-Jul-25

Children's charity founder who makes real difference in Sunderland graduates Sunderland Echo09:39 9-Jul-25

Children in England face almost-Dickensian levels of poverty Gulf Today09:04 9-Jul-25

'Do what's right for UK's children': Urgent call to scrap two-child benefit cap projected onto parliament Big Issue00:56 9-Jul-25

Children in England facing “almost Dickensian” levels of poverty, report warns British Medical Journal16:23 8-Jul-25

Hungry for change - York academics behind major new report looking at obesity and food Insecurity in the North of… University of York14:48 8-Jul-25

'Far too many': South Somerset MP responds to rise in child poverty in Yeovil Somerset County Gazette13:29 8-Jul-25

Some children in UK growing up in 'Dickensian' poverty: Report Anadolu Agency12:50 8-Jul-25

Children in England living in 'Dickensian' poverty, major report warns The National, Scotland12:33 8-Jul-25

Report shows stark reality of childhood poverty Education Business12:13 8-Jul-25

Joint statement from UK Children’s Commissioners to tackle root causes of child poverty Children's Commissioner for England (Press Release)10:26 8-Jul-25

Children living in 'Dickensian' poverty, says commissioner BBC09:05 8-Jul-25

Alarm raised over safeguarding risks in temporary accommodation LocalGov09:01 8-Jul-25

NAHT responds to Children's Commissioner report urging action on 'Dickensian' poverty' National Association of Head Teachers (Press Release)08:42 8-Jul-25

Children in England living in ‘Dickensian levels of poverty’ amid calls to scrap two-child benefit cap LBC News08:29 8-Jul-25

Mouldy food and rats: Children face 'almost-Dickensian' levels of poverty ITV07:34 8-Jul-25

Two-child benefit cap scrapping update in 'Dickensian levels of poverty' Devon Live06:47 8-Jul-25

Children in England ‘living in almost Dickensian levels of poverty’ Yahoo! UK & Ireland05:15 8-Jul-25

Near-Dickensian poverty levels for some children in England, warns commissioner The Irish News00:21 8-Jul-25

‘Full of rats’: Children facing almost-Dickensian levels of poverty The Independent00:20 8-Jul-25

‘Mouldy or full of rats’: Children in England face almost-Dickensian levels of poverty Yahoo! UK & Ireland00:10 8-Jul-25

Calls for ministers to introduce a pension style triple-lock to end 'Dickensian levels' of… MailOnline00:04 8-Jul-25

Kuwait, UK sign $10 million humanitarian aid MoUs for Sudan and Somalia Horseed Media16:14 7-Jul-25

Axing two-child benefit limit still on table but 'harder' after welfare U-turn, minister says The Mirror18:56 6-Jul-25

SNP tells Starmer not to punish children by clinging on to two-child cap Morning Star17:04 6-Jul-25

Millions of UK children in 'bed poverty' - devastating video shows kids' reality Daily Star17:01 5-Jul-25

Devastating video shows reality of millions of UK children living in 'bed poverty' The Mirror17:01 5-Jul-25

Scotland has had lower poverty rates than UK for two decades, analysis shows Left Foot Forward13:06 5-Jul-25

Where are the worst drought hotspots in Europe and the world? euronews09:06 5-Jul-25

John Swinney: SNP will protect vital welfare system, no matter what Labour does The National, Scotland12:10 4-Jul-25

Record number of Wigan children living in poverty Wigan Today15:52 3-Jul-25

Charity reaches out to Inverclyde kinship carers and their families this summer Greenock Telegraph, Scotland20:04 2-Jul-25

Park Palace Ponies share 'great news' in fight against closure Liverpool Echo15:43 2-Jul-25

Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals The House of Commons Library blog15:35 2-Jul-25

Cuts hit children’s services: Fight for the funding we need Socialist Party14:30 2-Jul-25

Deputy Leader of Powys County Council hears from pupils as part of Child Poverty Task Force Conference Shropshire Star13:14 2-Jul-25

Melissa Hussain: Why is Labour, ‘the party of social justice’, dragging its feet over poverty? ConservativeHome13:06 2-Jul-25

Communities are leading the way in transforming public services The Scottish Herald11:35 2-Jul-25

Jim Fairlie MSP highlights progress in tackling child poverty under SNP government Perth Gazette11:30 2-Jul-25

Shaping Places for Wellbeing in Wales: taking action on the wider determinants of health The Health Foundation09:29 2-Jul-25

Labour MP backs calls for Wales to copy Scottish Child Payment The National, Scotland05:03 1-Jul-25

Sarah Lambert: Making child maintenance work Nursery World01:00 1-Jul-25

Sarah Lambert: Making maintenance work Nursery World01:00 1-Jul-25

Scotland is tackling child poverty, but Westminster is holding us back, says MSP Greenock Telegraph, Scotland19:15 30-Jun-25

'Moving and meaningful': Clydebank pupils publish comic detailing child poverty Clydebank Post16:29 30-Jun-25

Help hungry children across the UK on your next grocery shop Belfast Live09:25 30-Jun-25

Poverty levels in Scotland track below UK for 20 years, analysis shows The National, Scotland07:50 30-Jun-25

Children in Poverty Inverclyde send hundreds of children to cinema this summer Greenock Telegraph, Scotland10:44 29-Jun-25

NHS hero to swim English Channel less than a year after Ironman and Ice Swimming Championships Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Press Release)14:31 27-Jun-25

I can’t support policies that push anyone into poverty – Apsana Begum exclusive Labour Outlook12:23 27-Jun-25

Lazoschmidl’s New Rave Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (Press Release)11:34 27-Jun-25

Pictures: Children helping children - pupils presented with special award for work to support world’s poorest areas Inverness Courier, Scotland18:11 26-Jun-25

Child poverty figures drop but council leader says 'more work needed' Irvine Times16:37 26-Jun-25

Bolton MPs rebel over cuts that could 'push disabled people and children to poverty' The Bolton News06:36 26-Jun-25

Over twenty percent of children in the Borders are living in poverty Peeblesshire News, Scotland00:22 26-Jun-25

Wee Ginger Dug: Why you won't hear about child poverty improving in Scotland The National, Scotland19:09 25-Jun-25

England’s free school meals rollout risks losing sight of which children need help most The Conversation (UK)18:09 25-Jun-25

Plaid's direct child payment best way to tackle child poverty - experts Plaid Cymru (Press Release)17:36 25-Jun-25

How the children suffer Croakey12:37 25-Jun-25

Scotland leading the way in reducing child poverty, new report finds The National, Scotland08:18 25-Jun-25

Report: Child poverty falls in Scotland — but rises in rest of UK The Scottish Herald07:17 25-Jun-25

England and Wales must follow Scotland's lead and set legal targets to end child poverty Big Issue00:37 25-Jun-25

Drop in child poverty in Scotland since targets introduced – report The Independent00:03 25-Jun-25

We need family hubs in every community to lift parents and children out of poverty PoliticsHome18:50 24-Jun-25

Study: Intravenous rehydration ‘safe’ for severely malnourished children News-Medical.Net14:21 24-Jun-25

Blog: England is expanding free school meals – here’s what could happen if they were given to all children Queen Mary University of London10:46 24-Jun-25

Many families helped by 'Beds for Babies' scheme Rotherham Advertiser08:48 24-Jun-25

Hundreds of Glasgow pupils to get free school meals in child poverty initiative Glasgow Evening Times17:32 23-Jun-25

Labour minister suggests UK Government could copy Scottish Child Payment Daily Record17:06 23-Jun-25

Free school meals ‘key’ in Government’s work to end child poverty, John Swinney says The National, Scotland14:05 23-Jun-25

Powys County Council pledge to step up and combat child poverty after conference County Times09:22 23-Jun-25

Delayed financial strategy 'must show how child poverty pledge will be funded' The Scottish Herald05:16 22-Jun-25

Pupils challenge council on child poverty at Ystradgynlais conference Brecon & Radnor Express12:31 20-Jun-25

Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets Big Issue12:20 20-Jun-25

Research round-up: No shortcuts to Scotland’s child poverty targets Fraser of Allander Institute12:09 20-Jun-25

Bringing the power of young voices to the fore to end the injustice of child poverty Nation.Cymru08:36 20-Jun-25

'We will have no choice but reduce our services' - Bridgnorth Foodbank fears for future as donations halve Express & Star06:11 20-Jun-25

Two-child benefit cap attacked by Labour minister in huge hint it could be scrapped The Mirror17:24 19-Jun-25

Child poverty and the two-child benefit cap: explained Full Fact16:53 19-Jun-25

Fixing the ‘Polycrisis’ in Local Government Finance The Political Quarterly Blog15:42 19-Jun-25

‘Done deal’ plan to close an Exeter community swimming pool strikes a blow at disabled kids and the lonely, city… East Devon News15:31 19-Jun-25

Severely malnourished children can be safely rehydrated intravenously Imperial College London15:08 19-Jun-25

Thousands of children still living in poverty in Renfrewshire, latest figures reveal The Gazette14:47 19-Jun-25

Thousands of children still living in poverty in Renfrewshire despite fall from previous year Daily Record11:26 19-Jun-25

Cannock-based dance academy launches free and low cost activities for children this summer Express & Star09:40 19-Jun-25

Anas Sarwar urged to whip Scottish Labour MPs against welfare cuts The National, Scotland07:33 19-Jun-25

Aviemore children ‘so impressive’ in walking the walk for world’s clean water Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Scotland06:47 19-Jun-25

Letter of the week: The Chancellor of tomorrow New Statesman18:37 18-Jun-25

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