More than one in three economically disadvantaged Year 8 students have a probable mental health condition, according to initial findings from a ground-breaking study to chart children’s wellbeing post the Covid-19...
Long-term fund to tackle causes of child poverty
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) fund will support projects that reduce the short or long-term effects of poverty on the life chances and outcomes for children. The Better Futures Fund (BFF) aims to...
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows
Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share...
Care experienced young people
The Department for Education has published the findings of an independent review exploring deaths among care experienced young adults in England. The review analysed all care leaver death notifications in 2025, looking...
‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says
Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on...
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-tank. Read...



