A group of young people have been appointed by Magic Breakfast to campaign and lobby politicians on food poverty issues. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Benefit cut will leave jobless families unable to live decently, research finds
The £20-a-week cut to universal credit in October will leave out-of-work families with children barely half the income needed to achieve a socially-acceptable basic standard of living, according to new research. Read the full article on this link...
More than 1m children from key worker families living in poverty, says TUC
More than a million children from households in the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are living in poverty, according to new research published by the TUC. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to...
Women living in poverty hit worst by obesity crisis, report finds
King’s Fund warns tackling inequality is vital to reverse increasing obesity in deprived areas – damaging life chances particularly for women and children Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
‘Jaw-dropping’ fall in life expectancy in poor areas of England, report finds
Boris Johnson’s post-Covid levelling-up agenda will fail unless it addresses declining life expectancy and deteriorating social conditions in England’s poorest areas, a leading authority on public health has warned as he published figures showing...
Local authorities should be legally bound to provide early help, government told
The government must introduce a legal duty requiring local authorities to provide early help services to struggling families, the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has said. A new report by the charity and the University of Cambridge finds that...
