UK Child Poverty

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Yesterday
A golden solution to tackling poverty in Britain Yahoo! UK & Ireland17:50 16-Sept-24
Getting shorter and going hungrier: how children in the UK live today The Conversation (UK)16:43 16-Sept-24
Children in Crisis: How the pandemic has affected children's health in Oxford This is Oxfordshire12:39 16-Sept-24
Deprived Sussex town where one in three children grow up in poverty The Argus, Sussex10:56 16-Sept-24
Mike Dailly: Time for a public debt bill to reduce child poverty Glasgow Evening Times07:51 16-Sept-24
In the last 7 days
Munira Wilson uses Lib Dem Conference speech to call for free school meals for all children in… Left Foot Forward11:36 15-Sept-24
Lib Dems to call for free school meals for all children in poverty The Independent22:34 14-Sept-24
Free school meals should be given to all children in poverty, Lib Dems to say Sky News22:32 14-Sept-24
Poorest families in UK lack beds and are sleeping on floors, charity warns Yahoo! UK & Ireland16:09 14-Sept-24
Joanne Smith: The SNP's plan for Scotland's children is good. But it's only the start The Scottish Herald12:04 14-Sept-24
Thousands of children could be living in poverty in Powys, report says County Times11:26 14-Sept-24
Why these Scottish schoolchildren could teach sycophantic MSPs how to act in parliament The Scotsman06:06 14-Sept-24
Jeremy Corbyn: Austerity Is Labour’s Choice ZMagazine18:05 13-Sept-24
Powys needs target to tackle child poverty Cambrian News16:05 13-Sept-24
Almost 5,000 Powys children live in 'absolute poverty' Brecon & Radnor Express14:22 13-Sept-24
Stirling foodbank warns of rising demand for support as survey reveals scale of child poverty Daily Record13:14 13-Sept-24
Shocking rise in child poverty in Fenland Fenland Citizen11:16 13-Sept-24
Number of children in Fenland living in poverty ‘rose each year under Conservatives’ CambsNews.co.uk09:09 13-Sept-24
Young Sounds UK launches £5.8m Music Opportunities Pilot for low-income families BBC Music Magazine08:06 13-Sept-24
Middlesbrough MP's constituency survey 'to be fed into taskforce' on child poverty Teesside Live15:35 12-Sept-24
The future of the region laid out by North East mayor Hexham Courant, Northumberland10:32 12-Sept-24
'Huge congratulations to shot-putter Sabrina Fortune' Evening Leader10:30 12-Sept-24
Children in Crisis: How the pandemic impacted the poorest children Dorset Echo10:16 12-Sept-24
Cutting school uniform costs will provide vital support for families Scottish Greens (Press Release)08:54 12-Sept-24
North East mayor's Q&A on child poverty, the future of bus services and more The Northern Echo02:22 12-Sept-24
'Poverty proofing' set for Merseyside after emergency declared Liverpool Echo20:51 11-Sept-24
Barnardo’s reveals the extent of child poverty while demanding two-child benefit cap is lifted The Canary15:36 11-Sept-24
MSPs called on to tackle Scotland’s public debt crisis Labour Hub14:29 11-Sept-24
Child Poverty Cumulative Impact Assessment analysis: FOI Review The Scottish Government14:22 11-Sept-24
Children’s charity joins forces with GLC to address Scotland’s public debt crisis Scottish Legal News11:25 11-Sept-24
MSPs urged to change public debt collection to tackle child poverty Third Force News11:15 11-Sept-24
More children at risk of extra-familial harm or reliant on food banks, say social workers Community Care11:06 11-Sept-24
Survey lays bare grim reality of child poverty Third Force News09:43 11-Sept-24
SNP must reverse shameful school meal U-turn Scottish Greens (Press Release)08:19 11-Sept-24
Quarter of parents in Northern Ireland struggle to provide enough food for their children - new research The Irish News06:18 11-Sept-24
Children in Wales are sleeping on mattresses black with mould with nothing to eat Wales Online01:12 11-Sept-24
More than a quarter of parents can't provide food for their kids as Scot Gov slammed Scottish Daily Express01:07 11-Sept-24
Wee Ginger Dug: How Labour's Better Together MP is using tired Tory arguments The National, Scotland18:45 10-Sept-24
Labour’s winter fuel woes are a sign of things to come The Spectator16:31 10-Sept-24
Sharon Hodgson MP: Child poverty limits opportunities and livelihoods: how Labour will tackle… Sunderland Echo16:22 10-Sept-24
Children in Crisis: How the coronavirus pandemic impacted the poorest children in Islington EC1 Echo16:02 10-Sept-24
Government urged to address regional gaps in exam achievement Voice Online14:38 10-Sept-24
Scots charity reveals reality of child poverty during cost-of-living Deadline News13:15 10-Sept-24
Harrogate charity launches search for corporate sponsor to support ambitions of eradicating… Harrogate Advertiser10:21 10-Sept-24
Here's how you can help Andover Foodbank this Christmas Andover Advertiser, Hampshire07:51 10-Sept-24
Why is Labour picking on pensioners? Tax Research UK07:18 10-Sept-24
Why the SNP's claim it has lifted 100,000 children out of poverty is not all it seems The Scotsman06:04 10-Sept-24
Labour needs a national food strategy to tackle hunger Morning Star00:20 10-Sept-24
In the last month
Roz Foyer: Want to let Glasgow flourish? Help its children The Scottish Herald10:05 9-Sept-24
Our demands most moderate are: “No more austerity under Labour” – Alex Gordon, RMT, #TUC24 Labour Outlook12:13 8-Sept-24
Children in crisis: How the pandemic impacted the poorest children in Winchester Hampshire Chronicle09:00 8-Sept-24
Why the SNP keeps failing in its war on child poverty The Spectator06:51 8-Sept-24
‘Angry? I’m raging': Scottish charity boss unleashes fury over poverty under SNP rule The Scottish Herald06:44 8-Sept-24
Why we must fight the disastrous two-child benefit cap now East Anglia Bylines06:24 8-Sept-24
Improvements needed to tackle ‘dual crisis’ for kids Barnsley Chronicle06:01 7-Sept-24
Kevin Dixon: Life in Torquay - a TRUE tale of poverty, prostitutes and child killers Torbay Weekly19:10 6-Sept-24
Mansfield Museum receives Arts Fund to support young people in the town Mansfield and Ashfield Chad17:37 6-Sept-24
Child poverty 'scandal' driven by low pay and not just benefits system, says Scottish Labour… Daily Record13:44 6-Sept-24
Wee Ginger Dug: Douglas Ross's hypocrisy over child poverty dig at SNP is laughable The National, Scotland19:14 5-Sept-24
Wrap-around support for families The Scottish Government15:14 5-Sept-24
Child poverty in Scotland? Not the SNP's fault insists John Swinney despite 17 years of Nat rule Scottish Daily Express13:07 5-Sept-24
Douglas Ross torn down in free school meals row as SNP blame 'austerity agenda' The National, Scotland12:36 5-Sept-24
SNP spending plan will not 'move dial' on child poverty - charity BBC12:16 5-Sept-24
Poverty, prosperity and public services in Scotland Public Sector Executive10:50 5-Sept-24
First Minister Sets Out Scotland’s Programme For Government 2024-25 The Caterer, Licensee & Hotelier News Group10:46 5-Sept-24
Poverty is destroying the life chances of over 100,000 children in Cheshire and Merseyside – statement calls for urgent … Liverpool Express09:30 5-Sept-24
Joint statement: urgent action needed on child poverty Knowsley News09:29 5-Sept-24
Cheshire and Merseyside’s Directors of Public Health and Population Health issue statement on 'unacceptable' levels of… Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Press Release)08:00 5-Sept-24
Poverty is destroying the life chances of over 100,000 children in Cheshire and Merseyside Cheshire East Council (Press Release)07:50 5-Sept-24
More than 100,000 children in poverty in two counties BBC06:25 5-Sept-24
Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: 'A crisis of lost learning' Big Issue00:20 5-Sept-24
Child poverty focus welcome but more cash needed, says charity Evening Standard18:00 4-Sept-24
Scotland's first minister unveils plans to eradicate child poverty in maiden Programme for Government Sky News17:33 4-Sept-24
What has John Swinney promised Scots in his yearly spending plans? STV17:07 4-Sept-24
Swinney targets 'whole family support' to end child poverty BBC16:29 4-Sept-24
Scottish Government appears to drop universal free school meal pledge Evening Standard16:23 4-Sept-24
John Swinney will not cut child poverty unless he takes resources from Middle Scotland Daily Record16:21 4-Sept-24
John Swinney shelves commitment to free school meals for all Scotland primary pupils The Scotsman16:03 4-Sept-24
First Minister puts children first on government agenda BBC15:56 4-Sept-24
Swinney pledges ‘significant reform’ of public services to fight child poverty Evening Standard15:53 4-Sept-24

      
            
      
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