Lord John Bird submitted an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill calling for the government to set legally binding targets to reduce child poverty. But Labour rejected the plan, insisting that targets...
Domestic abuse victims ‘unlawfully denied homeless support’
Domestic abuse victims and pregnant women are among hundreds of homeless young people being unlawfully denied help by councils across England, according to research by the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. Between...
Data reveals record numbers of homeless children
The figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show there were 172,420 children living in temporary accommodation in June 2025, up 8% on levels a year earlier. With one in every 30 children...
Taking Voice Seriously: A Toolkit for Change
The APLE Collective believe in lasting change which takes root when those with lived experience of poverty lead the conversation. That’s why they’ve created Taking Voice Seriously– a toolkit designed to help...
Coronavirus pandemic
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry team has published a report looking at how the coronavirus pandemic impacted children and young people. The Inquiry heard from 600 9- to 22-year-olds about their experiences of living through the...
Tackling the lost learning crisis through inclusion
More children than ever are struggling in school. Last year alone, 34 million days of learning were lost to absence and suspension, a dramatic increase from 19 million pre-pandemic. Read the full article on this link to...
