Child poverty
Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis

Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis
Children are ‘eating rubbers and stealing food’ at school because they are hungry

Children are ‘eating rubbers and stealing food’ at school because they are hungry
Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis
The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth

The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth
1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty

1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?

What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?
Half of UK parents can’t afford childcare over the summer holidays

Half of UK parents can’t afford childcare over the summer holidays
Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones

Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis

Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis
Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents

Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents
National food strategy won’t expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations

National food strategy won’t expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations
One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
‘Temporary’ accommodation shows the government is failing homeless children

‘Temporary’ accommodation shows the government is failing homeless children
Campaigners’ joy as MPs back bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18 and stop child marriage

Campaigners’ joy as MPs back bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18 and stop child marriage
Kitmas campaign will give football shirts to thousands of children in poverty this Christmas

Kitmas campaign will give football shirts to thousands of children in poverty this Christmas
Food banks are giving out almost 2,000 emergency parcels to children every day
