Child poverty

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Kids eat free

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap over the Christmas holidays, as families face tighter budgets in the school break

Labour’s child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can’t be the last word
Scott Compton

Labour’s child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can’t be the last word

Scott Compton, senior policy advisor at Action for Children, says the Labour government’s child poverty strategy can only be the start of long-term plans to tackle child poverty

‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
Social Justice

‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?

The government has announced a new Child Protection Authority to tackle child abuse and exploitation, but campaigners warn the reforms are long overdue

Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy
Young people

Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’
Child poverty

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’

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Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Lynn Perry

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back

‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
Child poverty strategy

‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?
Child poverty

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Child poverty

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets
child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy

Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Child poverty

Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Thea Jaffe

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Child poverty

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?

What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
Child poverty

What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?

‘Benefits Street’ is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK
Joseph Howes

‘Benefits Street’ is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
Letters

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Autumn budget

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget means for your money
Autumn budget

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget means for your money

‘Landmark moment’: Rachel Reeves scraps two-child limit to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty
Autumn budget

‘Landmark moment’: Rachel Reeves scraps two-child limit to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty

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Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact
Child poverty

Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down
Moazzam Malik

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
Thea Jaffe

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too