Child poverty
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap over the May half term, as families face tighter budgets in the school holidays
Starmer not doing enough to tackle child poverty, Welsh minister says at Big Issue debate

Starmer not doing enough to tackle child poverty, Welsh minister says at Big Issue debate
A highly charged Big Debate rounded out Big Issue’s community roadshow in Cardiff with an expert panel taking on the big issues affecting Wales today and in the years ahead
Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment
The Big Issue founder has put forward an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to ‘hold Labour’s feet to the fire’
Brits seem apathetic towards Labour’s disability benefit cuts. Where has all the empathy gone?
Brits seem apathetic towards Labour’s disability benefit cuts. Where has all the empathy gone?
Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go

I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’

Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
250,000 people will be plunged into poverty by benefit cuts, DWP analysis reveals

250,000 people will be plunged into poverty by benefit cuts, DWP analysis reveals
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition

It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: ‘We’re in a crisis’

End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: ‘We’re in a crisis’
Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’
Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds

More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty

Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds
Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’

Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
There’s no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it

There’s no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming

Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
