Nearly one in four households with under-fives ‘in food poverty’

Nearly a quarter of households with children under five are experiencing food poverty, rising to one in two among single-parent families, according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think...

August 12, 2026

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Child welfare

The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...

August 6, 2026

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About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year

Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government support
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June 24, 2026

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News Poverty

More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds

More than 1 million children experienced destitution last year – meaning their families could not afford to adequately feed, clothe or clean them, or keep them warm – according to a major study which reveals an...

October 24, 2023

News Poverty

High rents and benefit cuts push poorer renters out of UK’s cities, report finds

The social fabric of the UK’s biggest cities is being transformed by sky-high rents and cuts to housing benefits as thousands of low-income private renters are pushed out of central areas, accelerating the...

October 23, 2023

News Poverty

Deprivation causes extra 33,000 UK cancer cases each year, analysis finds

Health inequalities are causing 33,000 avoidable cases of cancer in the UK every year, a damning analysis suggests. Ministers have promised for years to tackle differences in health outcomes as part of their declared...

October 14, 2023

News Poverty

More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds

More than a million children in the UK either sleep on the floor or share a bed with parents or siblings because their family cannot afford the “luxury” of replacing broken frames and mouldy linen, according to the...

September 29, 2023

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Now it’s clear: hard work doesn’t make you rich. Surely that’s the death knell for the myth of social mobility

Where you are born in the UK and the wealth of your family are the key factors that determine life outcomes, new figures reveal. Every parent wants their child to reach their full potential and flourish: my mum called...

September 20, 2023

Marginalised & Excluded News Poverty

Disadvantaged children worst hit by suspensions amid sharp rise

Children living in poverty are now the worst impacted by lost learning due to suspension from school, after a sharp increase in England-wide suspensions in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the full article on...

September 19, 2023

Early Years Marginalised & Excluded News Poverty

Lack of access to early years education, dentists and ventilated classrooms are causing a fall in attendance among disadvantaged pupils in the North of England, a parliamentary report is warning.

The report, prepared by academics for the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), has found a raft of links between education and health inequality and poor attendance rates in schools across the North...

September 13, 2023

News Poverty

Most English schools handing out clothes and food to children

Schools are handing out clothing and food to children amid the cost of living crisis, while teachers report deteriorating hygiene among pupils as families cut back on brushing teeth, showering and even flushing the...

September 8, 2023

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Tower Hamlets Council first to roll out universal free school meals

The council had already been funding universal free meals for all primary school children since 2014 and will expand to pupils up the age of 16 from this week. The secondary school scheme is being rolled out in phases...

September 6, 2023

Marginalised & Excluded News Poverty

Poorest UK families enduring ‘frightening’ collapse in living standards, survey finds

The UK’s poorest families have endured a “frightening” collapse in living standards over the past year as a result of soaring energy and food prices, with nearly two-thirds experiencing extreme levels of poverty and...

September 5, 2023

Nearly one in four households with under-fives ‘in food poverty’

Child welfare

About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year

Category - Poverty

More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds

High rents and benefit cuts push poorer renters out of UK’s cities, report finds

Deprivation causes extra 33,000 UK cancer cases each year, analysis finds

More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds

Now it’s clear: hard work doesn’t make you rich. Surely that’s the death knell for the myth of social mobility

Disadvantaged children worst hit by suspensions amid sharp rise

Lack of access to early years education, dentists and ventilated classrooms are causing a fall in attendance among disadvantaged pupils in the North of England, a parliamentary report is warning.

Most English schools handing out clothes and food to children

Tower Hamlets Council first to roll out universal free school meals

Poorest UK families enduring ‘frightening’ collapse in living standards, survey finds

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