Children

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue
Christmas

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

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

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

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

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Welfare system

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
Child poverty

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
Family hubs

‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Gaza

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
Benefits

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Helen Pattinson

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?
Benefits

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?’
Homelessness

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’
John Swinney

First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday
Julie Cameron

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

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Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

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!’
TV

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’

Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Kids' entertainment

Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: ‘We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost’
Kindness

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: ‘We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost’