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100 million extra meals to combat the cost of living crisis…you would think it would be a no brainer

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15 Sep 2023 Environment

100 million extra meals to combat the cost of living crisis…you would think it would be a no brainer

It’s back-to-school, but here’s a hard truth: one in four of our teachers are secretly feeding their pupils because they are starving. So, whilst teachers dig into their own pockets, we ask the government: where’s the food?

18 Jul 2023 Political parties

It's Not Just Keir Starmer's Usual Detractors Who Don't Like His Two-Child Benefit Cap Stance

Discontent over Keir Starmer's surprising decision to retain the Tories' two-child benefit cap if Labour were in government has spread beyond the reaches of his usual detractors.

21 Feb 2023 Social affairs

Labour MPs Call For Universal Free School Meals For All Primary School Children

A growing number of Labour MPs are calling for Sadiq Khan’s decision to provide free school meals for all primary school pupils in London to be rolled out across England.

31 Jan 2023 Education

Broken Britain: Bethnal Green and Bow – the constituency where child poverty is becoming the norm

There are now four million children living in poverty in the United Kingdom. This level of child poverty has not appeared like a sudden freak disaster. Poverty has crept into households across the UK with each policy of the last 12 years.

14 Apr 2022 Home affairs

MPs Accuse Home Office Of “Shocking” Oversight On Migrant Poverty Statistics

A cross party group of MPs have accused the government of having “inadequate” data on how many people have a No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition on their immigration visas, arguing that many British children are growing up in significant hardship and poverty because of their parents’ immigration status.

WATCH: Upfront childcare payments are forcing mothers out of work, parents warn MPs

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04 Mar 2022 Economy

WATCH: Upfront childcare payments are forcing mothers out of work, parents warn MPs

Three working mums warned MPs this week that having to cover upfront childcare payments when receiving Universal Credit is shutting parents, and especially mums, out of the workforce.

08 Feb 2022 Education

Government must seize this golden opportunity to level up opportunity for all children across Britain

Through working directly with children and young people and seeing the inequalities and hardships they endure; we have been eagerly awaiting the white paper on levelling up.

10 Dec 2021 Social affairs

No child should be denied life opportunities because they live in poverty

This winter is going to be hard for a lot of families. We are facing a cost-of-living crisis, following the Conservative government’s triple whammy of a £1,000 a year cut in Universal Credit, higher taxes on working people, and energy bills allowed to go through the roof. Many are worried about how they will afford to celebrate Christmas this year.

09 Aug 2021 Economy

Cutting universal credit uplift is emblematic of a failure to take child poverty seriously

Despite protestations that reducing child poverty is a priority and despite all the talk of levelling up, there is no child poverty strategy worthy of the name.

This is a critical moment in the fight against global child poverty

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11 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

This is a critical moment in the fight against global child poverty

These are unprecedented times for the world's children. We need action which recognises this now.

24 May 2021 Social affairs

We need a Right To Food enshrined in law

If parents have a statutory duty to put children in school then surely the government of the day must have a legal duty to ensure they are fed so every single child can fulfill their potential.

23 Apr 2021 Environment

Reusable nappies can form part of the circular economy and help the planet

The pandemic has made 2021 a year to forget but as the weather improves and we slowly emerge from lockdown, there is still time for 2021 to have a positive impact.

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23 Feb 2021 Social affairs

620,000 more families claiming Universal Credit, with parents fearing they will be forced to turn to foodbanks if £20 uplift is scrapped

Over 620,000 families with children have started claiming Universal Credit since the start of the pandemic, according to figures published today by the Department for Work and Pensions – a 51% increase.

13 Feb 2021 Education

The cost of child poverty

The government must repair the social safety net for the sake of the UK’s 4.1 million children growing up in poverty

11 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Will the challenges wrought by Covid push low-income families too far?

Children falling asleep at their desks, teachers washing their pupils’ school uniforms, kids being sent into school with a packet of crisps for lunch, and given paper at the end of the day because there won’t be any at home.

14 Jan 2021 Health

Myths about poverty must be refuted so that parents are trusted with £20 and not half a pepper

Why is government faffing around with miserable food boxes when the problem could be easily solved by giving families additional money via universal credit?

07 Jan 2021 Education

It’s time to admit Labour was right about free broadband and tackle the digital divide

Universal free broadband was pilloried by the press and the Conservatives alike during the last election, but there will be a generation demanding that internet is recognised as a basic right.

15 Dec 2020 Education

Lessons from 2020: Extending free school meals has changed government policy on hunger and is a step towards ending child food poverty

There is more the government could do to cement policies that tackle food poverty in the long term. 2020 might just be the year we started strengthening our social capital.

30 Nov 2020 Education

Children have been let down by a shameful lack of support from this government

The Chancellor's decision to ignore children’s needs in the Spending Review is unforgiveable. Those from poorer households have borne the brunt of the government's failings.

02 Nov 2020 Education

After The Rashford Row: What Next For The Government And Child Poverty?

The Tories took a hammering after Boris Johnson refused to cave in to Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign. But could it mark a watershed for the party in the long run? Alain Tolhurst investigates.

24 Oct 2020 Education

Marcus Rashford Shared Our Cafe's Free School Meals Offer After Parliament's Vote. Here's Why We Felt We Had To Do Something.

In response to Marcus Rashford's campaign to extend free school meals, small hospitality businesses have stepped up to feed local children vulnerable to food poverty. The owner of Aubergine Café, Andrew Mahon, explains why.

19 Oct 2020 Education

Now more than ever the government must implement a long-term strategy to combat child hunger

The Prime Minister should work with Marcus Rashford on a long-term solution to end child food poverty. Extending free school meals over the school holidays - at least while Covid-19 restrictions remain and job losses continue - would be a welcome first step.

16 Sep 2020 Economy

Scrap Universal Credit and replace it with a system that offers a safety net for all

We should support people back to work, not push them into poverty. Current social security measures are inadequate, and children are paying the price.

31 Jul 2020 Education

The Prime Minister should apologise for misleading child poverty statistics and take urgent action to support worried families

The Prime Minister’s fiddling with child poverty figures isn’t just disingenuous and dishonourable, it's an excuse. Child poverty in recent years is a direct result of the policy choices made by Conservative-led governments.