Children
Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
As a single mother who works two zero-hour contracts, the benefit cap is a constant worry for Clare Bowen. If she does not meet the earnings threshold to be exempt from the cap, she may not be able to afford rent and her family could face homelessness
What is child benefit and can I claim it?

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Anyone who cares for a child full time in the UK is entitled to claim child benefit unless another guardian already receives it. Here’s everything you need to know about whether you’re eligible.
These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
Save the Children staff working on the frontline in Gaza shared voice notes with personal reflections about their hopes for the future of Palestine
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’
First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’

First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy

Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’
Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary

Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: ‘We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost’

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: ‘We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost’
Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’

Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
‘It’s sad we have come to this’: Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger

‘It’s sad we have come to this’: Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger
Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK
How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: ‘They’re not going to beat us’

