UK Child Poverty

Poorest children in North live in lower-income homes but less deprived than those in poverty in Republic The Irish Times06:03UK Poverty Poverty NI News
Yesterday
Ruth Wishart: A house of the tried and trusted would be better than the elites The National, Scotland17:10 18-Jan-25
Ludlow Food Bank receives toy donation from Jiggy Wrigglers Ludlow & Tenbury Wells Advertiser08:55 18-Jan-25
In the last 7 days
Mother who had to share bed with daughter calls for action on child poverty ITV17:48 17-Jan-25
This is why King Charles really visited the Scottish food bank The National, Scotland10:36 17-Jan-25
Wishaw MSP backs Scottish Government over child poverty pledge Daily Record08:59 17-Jan-25
Prioritise child poverty, Labour council tells PM BBC07:46 17-Jan-25
Important lessons on tackling child poverty on both sides of the Border The Irish Times20:17 16-Jan-25
King meets refugees and nursery children on visit to community food bank STV17:38 16-Jan-25
Ayrshire MP hosts Scottish children's charity at Westminster on 150th anniversary Daily Record17:08 16-Jan-25
Paul Kellagher: 'Without an Anti-Poverty Strategy, we all pay the price' The Impartial Reporter, Northern Ireland13:02 16-Jan-25
Rotary Corner: £31,000 donation is an investment in education Peterborough Telegraph13:00 16-Jan-25
Swinney to face FMQs after announcing plans to end child poverty in Scotland STV12:35 16-Jan-25
'Ending child poverty remains complex issue for Swinney' BBC10:04 16-Jan-25
Social housing key to tackling child poverty, FM told Scottish Housing News10:01 16-Jan-25
Sale listing for £700k home includes ‘access’ to controversial NI beach that’s closed to public Belfast Telegraph08:20 16-Jan-25
Poorest children in North live in lower-income homes but less deprived than those in poverty in Republic The Irish Times06:03 16-Jan-25
Child poverty higher in Northern Ireland than Republic, report shows Belfast Telegraph00:12 16-Jan-25
Rising cost of living impacting child poverty - ESRI RTE00:09 16-Jan-25
Child poverty on the island of Ireland The Economic and Social Research Institute00:05 16-Jan-25
Children in large families, in lone parent households, and in households where someone has a disability face a higher… The Economic and Social Research Institute00:04 16-Jan-25
John Swinney's two-child cap boast engulfed in chaos as he immediately backtracks on 2025 claim Scottish Daily Express15:22 15-Jan-25
Swinney refuses to say whether no child poverty reduction is 'leadership failure' The Scottish Herald14:37 15-Jan-25
FM is absolutely right Child Poverty Action Group13:34 15-Jan-25
FM: Removing two child limit will help thousands The Scottish Government12:45 15-Jan-25
Budget: Expansion of free school meals must be at heart of tackling child poverty Scottish Greens (Press Release)12:20 15-Jan-25
Vision for eradicating child poverty in Scotland: First Minister's speech - 15 January 2025 The Scottish Government12:08 15-Jan-25
Scotland can join small European nations with world's lowest child poverty, FM says The National, Scotland11:59 15-Jan-25
Parents want children to inherit clean air and water over money, new poll reveals Made For Mums11:00 15-Jan-25
Nurses call for expansion of Healthy Start scheme Nursing Times10:52 15-Jan-25
First Minister told fair tax reform key to transforming Scotland’s future Third Force News10:02 15-Jan-25
John Swinney pledges to ‘think big and act bold’ on child poverty Holyrood Magazine07:35 15-Jan-25
Swinney to set out plan for eradicating child poverty in Scotland STV07:30 15-Jan-25
Shona Robison suggests Scottish child payment may have reached peak to incentivise work The Scotsman06:07 15-Jan-25
Befriend a Child: Aberdeen charity’s 50 years of helping youngsters and spreading hope The Press and Journal06:05 15-Jan-25
Why mitigating the two-child cap puts clear water between SNP and Labour The National, Scotland06:03 15-Jan-25
John Swinney to set out vision for eradicating child poverty in Scotland The National, Scotland06:03 15-Jan-25
Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England Yahoo! UK & Ireland05:12 15-Jan-25
John Swinney blasts Margaret Thatcher as he sets out vision to end child poverty Daily Record04:41 15-Jan-25
Swinney: Child poverty can't be eradicated overnight but we'll make progress The Scottish Herald00:31 15-Jan-25
TV chef: Child poverty strategy must include healthy start scheme improvements Belfast Telegraph00:09 15-Jan-25
Tourism tax 'could stop schools visiting Wales' BBC23:02 14-Jan-25
'Kids in my community have to grow up too fast because of child poverty' Liverpool Echo10:59 14-Jan-25
Dismantling UN agency in Gaza will ‘plunge communities into despair’, MPs warned Evening Standard00:04 14-Jan-25
9,000 parcels delivered by Foyle Foodbank as Derry faces ‘income’ crisis Derry Journal00:02 14-Jan-25
Poverty and homelessness driving demand for children’s social care, directors warn Community Care14:56 13-Jan-25
Eartha Kitt: From 'extreme poverty' to stardom BBC11:06 13-Jan-25
One in 15 people in Dudley used a food bank in 2023 Dudley News07:52 13-Jan-25
John Swinney says time as Education Secretary changed his politics as he moved leftwards Daily Record04:43 13-Jan-25
Scottish Labour brands First Ministers' commitment to eradicate child poverty as ‘empty rhetoric’ Morning Star17:28 12-Jan-25
Children’s charity will call on politicians to stop targeting families on brink at summit Sunday Post13:10 12-Jan-25
Anti-poverty charities urge government to do more to address rising child poverty Left Foot Forward09:03 12-Jan-25
First Minister to announce £3m scheme to combat child poverty The National, Scotland05:18 12-Jan-25
John Swinney insists 'bold action' will eradicate child poverty but can't say how he will… Scottish Daily Express00:03 12-Jan-25
In the last month
Eradicating Poverty The Student Lawyer19:11 11-Jan-25
Thousands of emergency food parcels given to Southend children last year Essex Live14:25 11-Jan-25
It’s time to tell a new story about social security LSE14:20 10-Jan-25
Secretary of state says child poverty is ‘an absolute scandal’ and promises change on visit to district Newark Advertiser09:03 10-Jan-25
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - second reading briefing Child Poverty Action Group08:11 10-Jan-25
'Child benefit cap needs to be reversed because families are getting battered' Lancs Live06:39 10-Jan-25
Nottinghamshire charities ask work and pensions secretary to drop two-child benefit cap on visit to Ollerton Notts TV21:00 9-Jan-25
Liz Kendall MP asked to drop two-child benefit cap on visit to Notts Nottinghamshire Live19:18 9-Jan-25
Scrapping two-child cap 'not the only way to tackle child poverty' STV18:04 9-Jan-25
Angela Rayner insists tackling child poverty in Scotland needs more than 'one little slogan' Daily Record17:53 9-Jan-25
Two-child cap not the only lever we have to tackle poverty, says Rayner Evening Standard16:51 9-Jan-25
Ayr MSP slams Labour leader's pledge to cut social security payments Ayr Advertiser13:59 9-Jan-25
Reflections and lessons from Round 1 of the Child Poverty Practice Accelerator Fund (CPAF) The Scottish Government09:36 9-Jan-25
Doncaster food bank boss in new appeal for children in need to get birthday gifts Doncaster Free Press09:09 9-Jan-25
Jenny Gilruth refuses to say if SNP and John Swinney will actually eradicate child poverty Scottish Daily Express17:02 8-Jan-25
Watch as Luton schoolchildren raise hundreds for charity with rendition of Band Aid hit Luton Today10:05 8-Jan-25
Will Labour’s new child poverty strategy exclude migrant children? openDemocracy09:58 8-Jan-25
'Where there's water, there's a child with a dream': Ellie Simmonds shares her life through water in powerful new film Express & Star17:20 7-Jan-25
Cold and hungry children cannot wait for action Scottish Greens (Press Release)17:15 7-Jan-25
SNP have had 18 years to end child poverty as John Swinney's failed promises laid bare Scottish Daily Express16:59 7-Jan-25
Scottish Child Payment must rise to £40 per week, anti-poverty campaigners tell Swinney and… Daily Record11:59 7-Jan-25
Labour urged to take action on child poverty LocalGov11:20 7-Jan-25
Social Justice Secretary to announce Scottish Budget will eradicate child poverty The National, Scotland05:10 7-Jan-25
MSPs called on to back Scottish Budget and help eradicate child poverty Holyrood Magazine00:19 7-Jan-25
Social Justice Secretary to announce Budget will eradicate child poverty Evening Standard00:10 7-Jan-25
Leading children's charity urges Holyrood to pass SNP Budget after two child benefit move Daily Record17:00 6-Jan-25
Labour's Anas Sarwar would rein in benefits spending such as Scottish Child Payment under 'new… The Scotsman13:33 6-Jan-25
Working parents could be set to receive 'two new DWP benefits' Yorkshire Live10:11 6-Jan-25
UK charity steps up campaign against child hygiene poverty Yahoo! UK & Ireland00:12 6-Jan-25
Working poverty out Resolution Foundation00:11 6-Jan-25
Anti-child hygiene poverty charity steps up campaign Evening Standard00:07 6-Jan-25
Number of new social housing lettings in Wigan falls by nearly a third in a decade Wigan Today12:33 4-Jan-25
MPs press Keir Starmer over free school meals as 900,000 needy kids miss out The Mirror17:16 3-Jan-25
Labour, child poverty and Teesworks review: Sit down interview with Mayor Ben Houchen Teesside Live13:58 3-Jan-25
Tackling child poverty isn’t Starmer’s priority Prospect Magazine07:16 3-Jan-25
'Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would change children's lives overnight' i News06:33 3-Jan-25
Scouts wrap 200 Christmas gifts in one evening for baby bank This is Oxfordshire17:56 31-Dec-24
'Disgraceful' child poverty in West Dunbartonshire slammed by MSP Clydebank Post13:28 31-Dec-24
Northumbria University academic awarded OBE for work on childhood food poverty The Northern Echo11:53 31-Dec-24
John Swinney targets child poverty, economy and public services in New Year message The National, Scotland10:17 31-Dec-24
Swinney targets child poverty, economy and public services in New Year message STV09:25 31-Dec-24
This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change Big Issue04:23 31-Dec-24
Society will fail future generations unless it acts on poverty, church leaders warn in New Year … Belfast Telegraph07:45 30-Dec-24
Trade union calls for ‘immediate mitigation’ of two-child cap in Scotland The National, Scotland07:56 29-Dec-24
How poverty itself shaped A Christmas Carol Morning Star00:22 28-Dec-24
More than 100 children had presents to open on Christmas Day thanks to council scheme Barry & District News, Wales17:41 27-Dec-24
Ross Greer MSP slams 'disgraceful' child poverty levels in East Renfrewshire Barrhead News13:12 27-Dec-24
When Buddy Guy rewrote the blues rulebook with a Strat and blew the collective minds of Clapton, Beck and Page MusicRadar15:57 26-Dec-24
Why We Need a New Dickens The Washington Monthly10:09 25-Dec-24
The children who used to sleep in classrooms now have own beds The Independent15:57 24-Dec-24
Local runners tackle December challenge to raise funds for children in poverty YorkMix11:48 24-Dec-24
Bridgnorth volunteers have Christmas all wrapped up for town food bank Shropshire Star11:39 24-Dec-24
One million families with children face fuel poverty this Christmas The Independent11:24 24-Dec-24
John Swinney's Christmas message - and his SNP Government's No.1 priority The Scotsman09:17 24-Dec-24
First Minister John Swinney says child poverty is the 'utmost priority' in Christmas message Glasgow Live09:12 24-Dec-24
Birmingham 'Christmas miracle' as Brumwish delivers thousands of gifts to families in poverty Birmingham Live05:53 24-Dec-24
Brumwish 2024 in 20 pictures as we celebrate a record-breaking year Birmingham Live05:53 24-Dec-24
From child poverty to Gaza – Scottish parties issue Christmas Eve messages The National, Scotland05:08 24-Dec-24
John Swinney says tackling child poverty is his 'utmost priority' in Christmas message to Scots Daily Record04:40 24-Dec-24
Stopping child poverty is ‘utmost priority’ Swinney says in Christmas message Evening Standard00:08 24-Dec-24
Good Growth Requires Getting Public-Private Partnerships Right Project Syndicate14:53 23-Dec-24
Ross Greer MSP slams ‘disgraceful’ child poverty in Renfrewshire The Gazette10:34 23-Dec-24

      
            
      
    view more headlines
   
      
      
      
18 Jan 17:10
   
Don't miss out! Get the day's top headlines delivered to your inbox
About our UK Child Poverty news

Latest news on child poverty in the UK, where there were 4.2 million children living in poverty in 2021-22.
UK Child Poverty

Latest News

About our UK Child Poverty news

UK Politics Top Stories

UK Top Stories

World Top Stories
