Children
30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive
I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive
All the ways the government’s childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor
All the ways the government’s childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor
Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and ‘treated like adults’
Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and ‘treated like adults’
We grilled new children’s minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn’t go well
We grilled new children’s minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn’t go well
Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis
Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis
One million UK children experienced ‘horrifying levels of destitution’ last year, study finds
One million UK children experienced ‘horrifying levels of destitution’ last year, study finds
Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays
Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays
How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays
How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays
Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn