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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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
See the full article on this link to The Guardian

June 24, 2026

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Homeless people in English hostels at risk of return to streets as bills soar

Homeless people living in hostels and supported homes in England are at risk of being forced back on to the streets as providers prepare to close beds and services in the face of soaring costs, charities have said. Read...

January 30, 2023

News Poverty

Cost of living: One in three children in North living in poverty

Children in the north of England are facing “unprecedented” levels of poverty, an MP has warned. On Tuesday, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) published a report into child poverty and the cost-of...

January 24, 2023

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‘It gives us hope’: how baby banks are helping parents in the cost of living crisis

Charities provide struggling families with much-needed items such as toys, nappies and buggies, as well as advice
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

December 17, 2022

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Child poverty

The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) has published a report into child poverty in England and Wales. The report provides a brief look at the scale of child poverty in England and Wales and which measures are in...

December 12, 2022

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Census says 39% of Muslims live in most deprived areas of England and Wales

Campaigners urge policymakers to act on ‘cycle of poverty’ entrapping generations of British muslims
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

November 30, 2022

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Food banks ‘at breaking point’ with 320,000 first-time users

New research from the Trussell Trust shows record-breaking levels of need, with one in five individuals referred coming from working households.
Read the full article on this link to The London Economic

November 10, 2022

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Supermarkets must help those in England’s ‘food deserts’, says Which?

Consumer group’s research shows acute lack of access to healthy, affordable food in some areas
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

November 8, 2022

Poverty

1 in 4 children with care worker parents are growing up in poverty

Union body warns of “rampant” hardship in key worker households 1 in 5 children growing up in key worker households are living in poverty Ministers accused of “abandoning” the workers who got us through the pandemic...

November 3, 2022

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Make poverty discrimination illegal like racism or sexism, official to tell UN

Prejudice against poor people is “a stain on society” that needs to be made illegal, according to a senior UN official. In an address to the UN general assembly later this week, Olivier De Schutter, special rapporteur...

October 26, 2022

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One in 7 Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis, says TUC

One in seven people in the UK are skipping meals or going without food, according to new polling data released by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The data from an MRP poll by Opinium reveals that more than half of...

October 19, 2022

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

Homeless people in English hostels at risk of return to streets as bills soar

Cost of living: One in three children in North living in poverty

‘It gives us hope’: how baby banks are helping parents in the cost of living crisis

Child poverty

Census says 39% of Muslims live in most deprived areas of England and Wales

Food banks ‘at breaking point’ with 320,000 first-time users

Supermarkets must help those in England’s ‘food deserts’, says Which?

1 in 4 children with care worker parents are growing up in poverty

Make poverty discrimination illegal like racism or sexism, official to tell UN

One in 7 Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis, says TUC

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