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...
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...
Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government support
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The free school meal (FSM) system in England is blighted by flaws in its design that mean children in poverty are missing out, a think-tank has warned. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
The government is being urged by MPs to amend its Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to ensure all eligible children are automatically enrolled for free school meals. This would remove the current requirement for low...
About one in four children are deemed to be in need during their childhoods, finds new research. With the rate likely to be higher in deprived areas, this illustrates the need to tackle the root causes, argue its...
A “staggering” 12% rise in youth homeless has been recorded in England – with analysis suggesting that councils are unable to assess a third of cases due to the pressures. Read the full article on this link to Children...
Nearly 1 million children in the UK are at risk of falling into poverty or will face financial hardship as a result of rising rents, shortfalls in government housing support and underinvestment in new social housing...
Low- to middle-income families in Britain are far poorer than their counterparts in western Europe because of sky-high housing costs, according to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation. Read the full article on this...
NSPCC and UNICEF UK’s report: ‘Opening Doors: Access to early childhood services for families impacted by poverty in the UK‘, finds that “families experiencing poverty face barriers to accessing early...
Source: NSPCC Learning Date published: 04 December 2024 The NSPCC and UNICEF UK have published new research exploring access to early childhood services for low income families across the UK. The report is based on...
‘Major reforms’ of the funded childcare entitlement system are needed to benefit disadvantaged children, experts have urged, as latest analysis finds that two thirds of poorer families are missing out. Read...
Young children and babies living in low-income households are often the most likely to miss out on early childhood support despite being among those most in need of help, a report by two children’s charities is...
