Driving down child poverty in Scotland - participants from York's Changing Realities project meet with Scotland's First … University of York14:44UK Poverty Poverty Scotland

Response to consultation on mitigating the two-child limit in Scotland Child Poverty Action Group14:04UK Poverty Poverty Scotland

Rebel Labour MPs double down on opposition to Starmer’s welfare cuts The Independent12:14UK Poverty Poverty Labour Party

DWP extra £100 payment to one benefits group to counterbalance cuts Yorkshire Live21:59UK Poverty Poverty Labour Party

New London map shows most deprived neighborhoods - where nearly half of kids living in poverty My London06:12Poverty London UK Poverty

Child poverty in larger families soars in Scotland after introduction of two child benefit cap Daily Record04:32Poverty Scotland Conservative Party

Almost a quarter of borough children in poverty, one of highest years on record Leigh Journal22:28UK Poverty Poverty Global Issues

Pendle records highest child poverty rates as three other East Lancs areas in top ten Lancashire Telegraph06:03UK Poverty Poverty Global Issues

Area of North East town has highest child poverty rate in UK Yahoo! UK & Ireland14:08Andy McDonald UK Poverty Poverty

'An absolute scandal': Middlesbrough's Newport ward has highest levels of child poverty in… Teesside Live12:52Andy McDonald UK Poverty Poverty

Letter: Plaid ms column on poverty suggests he does not grasp devolution County Times08:39UK Poverty Poverty Wales

Opinion: Labour's legacy in Wales is child poverty and Plaid must fix this County Times05:30UK Poverty Poverty Wales

The neighbourhood where two thirds of kids live in poverty Manchester Evening News05:39UK Poverty Poverty Greater Manchester

The Oldham ward where more than half of children are in poverty The Oldham Times11:53UK Poverty Poverty Greater Manchester

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The Nottingham neighbourhood where nearly two thirds of children live in poverty Nottinghamshire Live08:44

In the last 4 hours

SNP wants to end food bank use – but food parcels for children are higher than ever The Scottish Herald06:42

'No child should be hungry. It's time for action to eradicate child poverty' The Scottish Herald06:42

Yesterday

Letter: Plaid MS column on poverty suggests he does not grasp devolution County Times08:39 27-Apr-25

In the last 7 days

Funding available for child poverty projects BBC12:22 26-Apr-25

The Herald 's latest series: Scotland's Forgotten Children: Poverty in Focus The Scottish Herald08:01 25-Apr-25

Child poverty will rise if two-child limit is not scrapped, charities warn Church Times00:29 25-Apr-25

Scottish Government must adopt war-time model to give us hope The National, Scotland18:02 24-Apr-25

Children in Poverty Inverclyde deliver chocolate treats to frontline groups Greenock Telegraph, Scotland16:39 23-Apr-25

Underpaid teachers seeing pupils undernourished by austerity Socialist Party15:00 23-Apr-25

Response to consultation on mitigating the two-child limit in Scotland Child Poverty Action Group14:04 23-Apr-25

Tackling child poverty with machine learning The Scottish Government10:43 23-Apr-25

Starmer 'lacks credibility' on tackling child poverty without scrapping benefit cap The Scottish Herald06:38 23-Apr-25

Driving down child poverty in Scotland - participants from York's Changing Realities project meet with Scotland's First … University of York14:44 22-Apr-25

Breakfast clubs open in 750 schools, but campaigners urge PM to go further to end child poverty Nursery World14:25 22-Apr-25

Government told to scrap two-child Child Benefit cap by charities Yahoo! UK & Ireland13:32 22-Apr-25

Labour 'set to oversee highest child poverty levels ever,' Keir Starmer warned The National, Scotland11:40 22-Apr-25

UK government makes decision on two-child benefit cap Plymouth Live11:18 22-Apr-25

Boy with autism and ADHD donates 128 Easter eggs to food bank Bracknell News11:01 22-Apr-25

DWP benefit rule to put another 300,000 children in poverty Plymouth Live07:03 22-Apr-25

New London map shows most deprived neighborhoods - where nearly half of kids living in poverty My London06:12 22-Apr-25

Surrey's most deprived areas where more than a third of children live in poverty Get Surrey05:21 22-Apr-25

The Kent neighbourhoods where more than a third of children are living in poverty as numbers… KentLive05:04 22-Apr-25

Child poverty in larger families soars in Scotland after introduction of two child benefit cap Daily Record04:32 22-Apr-25

Child poverty ‘to hit record high’ if two-child benefit cap not axed The Independent00:41 22-Apr-25

Charities warn of record child poverty if two-child benefit cap not scrapped The Irish News00:09 22-Apr-25

In the last month

British born migrant children fight to survive poverty Channel 419:21 20-Apr-25

Rebel Labour MPs double down on opposition to Starmer’s welfare cuts The Independent12:14 20-Apr-25

‘We just go to the park’: making the most of Easter in a child-poverty hotspot Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:05 20-Apr-25

DWP extra £100 payment to one benefits group to counterbalance cuts Yorkshire Live21:59 19-Apr-25

Record number of children in Barnet living in poverty Barnet Post14:06 19-Apr-25

Urgent action is needed to lift Scotland’s children out of poverty The Scottish Herald11:06 19-Apr-25

Shrewsbury runner to take on London Marathon raising funds to feed hungry children in world’s poorest countries Shropshire Star06:16 19-Apr-25

The neighbourhood where two thirds of kids live in poverty Manchester Evening News05:39 19-Apr-25

Opinion: Labour's legacy in Wales is child poverty and Plaid must fix this County Times05:30 19-Apr-25

More than half of kids in Bristol area are living in poverty Bristol Live05:17 19-Apr-25

Easter eggs trump child poverty in Scotland Morning Star00:11 19-Apr-25

Pendle records highest child poverty rates as three other East Lancs areas in top ten Lancashire Telegraph06:03 18-Apr-25

Almost a quarter of borough children in poverty, one of highest years on record Leigh Journal22:28 17-Apr-25

Baby Steps Fabian Society20:03 17-Apr-25

Area of North East town has highest child poverty rate in UK Yahoo! UK & Ireland14:08 17-Apr-25

Mum-of-three calls for Government to end two-child limit benefits policy Hexham Courant, Northumberland13:09 17-Apr-25

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill-Briefing for MPs: Report Stage Child Poverty Action Group12:58 17-Apr-25

'An absolute scandal': Middlesbrough's Newport ward has highest levels of child poverty in… Teesside Live12:52 17-Apr-25

Medical news in brief: GP numbers rise, waiting lists fall for sixth month, pneumonia in children, and other stories British Medical Journal07:55 17-Apr-25

Child poverty laid bare as schools forced to buy beds for kids Bristol Live06:58 17-Apr-25

Westminster needs to follow Scotland in tackling child poverty LSE20:46 16-Apr-25

Kilmarnock man taking on London Marathon to raise funds to help feed hungry children Daily Record11:49 16-Apr-25

Somerset MP Rachel Gilmour calls for government to scrap two-child benefit limit Somerset County Gazette08:22 16-Apr-25

Extreme poverty can affect babies' brains Bursa.ro22:06 15-Apr-25

Three in five children living in poverty in most deprived Leicester neighbourhood Leicestershire Live12:40 15-Apr-25

The Oldham ward where more than half of children are in poverty The Oldham Times11:53 14-Apr-25

How Empower Youth Zones are changing young lives in Manchester I Love Manchester11:00 14-Apr-25

Cornwall's areas with highest levels of child poverty mapped Cornwall Live06:06 14-Apr-25

Tragic map shows the worst places for child poverty in Essex Essex Live21:11 13-Apr-25

Humiliation for John Swinney as SNP downgrade child poverty success despite boasts Scottish Daily Express20:18 13-Apr-25

Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life by Frances Ryan review – countering the… Yahoo! UK & Ireland17:32 13-Apr-25

School meal costs hiked by over 20% sparks health fears for Scots kids Daily Record04:46 13-Apr-25

'Thank you boys': Paisley group donate Easter eggs to foodbank The Gazette14:00 12-Apr-25

Almost a quarter of St Helens children in poverty, one of highest years on record St Helens Star, Cheshire13:54 12-Apr-25

Somerset child poverty exposed in most deprived areas Somerset Live05:13 12-Apr-25

The Cambridgeshire areas with the highest levels of child poverty revealed Cambridge News02:58 12-Apr-25

Child poverty hits record high as foodbank referrals in Colchester soar Gazette News17:14 11-Apr-25

Council to tackle link between poverty and child neglect in Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-On-Trent Live17:10 11-Apr-25

'It's vital for children': What's making a difference to children at 'best' primary Worcester News10:38 11-Apr-25

The Lancashire areas where more than two out of three kids live in poverty Lancs Live09:53 11-Apr-25

Child poverty exposed in Devon's most deprived areas Devon Live06:08 11-Apr-25

The Liverpool area where two out of three kids live in poverty Liverpool Echo06:05 11-Apr-25

'Very grateful': Paisley Boys' Brigade make Easter foodbank donation The Gazette21:18 10-Apr-25

Net worth of major Labour politicians in spotlight amid cuts to most vulnerable The National, Scotland18:03 10-Apr-25

Six out of seven UK kids live in poverty - interactive map shows how your area fares The Mirror17:00 10-Apr-25

The Uncanny Discontent of Judas Priest’s British Steel Paste Magazine16:32 10-Apr-25

Concern over high child poverty rates in Leicester EasternEye12:32 10-Apr-25

Child and family poverty online event Knowsley News14:57 9-Apr-25

Decrease in children living in low-income households in Argyll and Bute Helensburgh Advertiser16:48 8-Apr-25

Early intervention spending down 40% LocalGov12:58 8-Apr-25

3,260 children (12.95%) in 950 Derry homes poorer due to two-child limit on Universal Credit… Derry Journal11:37 8-Apr-25

Grandmother goes on hunger strike for 'heart-breaking' reason Worcester News08:08 8-Apr-25

Child poverty statistics worsen in Telford - see where the borough ranks in the UK Shropshire Star06:14 8-Apr-25

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told Big Issue14:18 7-Apr-25

We must fix the UK's broken child maintenance system The Scottish Herald11:38 7-Apr-25

Westminster and Holyrood must work together to end hated two-child benefit cap in Scotland Daily Record04:29 7-Apr-25

Stark warning that child poverty is "only going to get worse" in town Swindon Advertiser07:34 6-Apr-25

Food bank 'quiet' at Easter break as parents shield kids from struggles Glasgow Evening Times10:51 5-Apr-25

Help make Easter egg-stra special – Secret Angels Food Bank launches 2025 Easter Egg Appeal Express & Star10:47 5-Apr-25

Bolton's child poverty figures revealed compared to the rest of the UK The Bolton News07:56 5-Apr-25

Wales-wide funding of £1.5m to tackle child poverty South Wales Argus07:18 5-Apr-25

Sobbing over semolina - your school dinner memories BBC01:28 5-Apr-25

I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go Big Issue16:06 4-Apr-25

Decrease in children living in low-income households in North Ayrshire Irvine Times14:52 4-Apr-25

‘They didn’t call us for Live Aid’: the stars behind Black Britain’s forgotten charity record Yahoo! UK & Ireland13:34 4-Apr-25

Cuts to disability benefits are riding roughshod over human rights Left Foot Forward11:37 4-Apr-25

Labour plunge 30k children into poverty with two-child cap, report says The National, Scotland11:20 4-Apr-25

'Enough is enough': MS pleads for action on child poverty in Wales Brecon & Radnor Express11:18 4-Apr-25

£1.5m to support families on lower incomes across Wales The Tenby Observer10:03 4-Apr-25

Funding available to tackle child poverty in Wales Cambrian News09:22 4-Apr-25

Thousands more in poverty, say campaigners ahead of two-child limit anniversary Evening Standard08:29 4-Apr-25

Two-child limit on UC and tax credit update as Treasury gets letter Plymouth Live07:13 4-Apr-25

MSP urges more action to tackle child poverty figures Ayr Advertiser22:34 3-Apr-25

Rising Island child poverty rates "a damning indictment on society" Isle of Wight County Press22:18 3-Apr-25

Two-child cap ‘puts extra 30,000 children into poverty under Labour’ The Independent18:30 3-Apr-25

Liz Kendall admits it would be 'personal failure' if child poverty is still rising at next… The Mirror18:09 3-Apr-25

West Lothian Council warn 'sticking plaster' approach to ending child poverty won't work Daily Record13:59 3-Apr-25

Funding boost to tackle child poverty across Wales The Pembrokeshire Herald12:25 3-Apr-25

Record number of children in Islington living in poverty EC1 Echo12:16 3-Apr-25

'Heartbreaking': Record number of children in Ashfield now living in poverty Mansfield and Ashfield Chad10:50 3-Apr-25

“Holyrood stands under the microscope of its own gaze” – reflections after Scotland misses its interim child poverty… Fraser of Allander Institute09:53 3-Apr-25

More than a quarter of children in Ceredigion are living in poverty Cambrian News17:10 2-Apr-25

FPH response to Government's disability and health-related benefit cuts Faculty of Public Health (Press Release)15:14 2-Apr-25

Labour could lift 700,000 children out of poverty by following SNP policy – report The National, Scotland09:17 2-Apr-25

Children recreate famine cottages as part of history project We Are Tyrone08:56 2-Apr-25

North Ayrshire Council want to hear about child poverty in the region Irvine Times21:48 1-Apr-25

Local welfare alone can’t solve child poverty, but if well-funded it helps LSE16:20 1-Apr-25

Record number of children in Buckinghamshire living in poverty Bucks Herald14:40 1-Apr-25

Callous cuts cost lives – austerity is the wrong choice Labour Hub14:21 1-Apr-25

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