Life costs more for disabled people and their families. Spending more on essential goods and services like; heating, insurance, equipment and therapies. These extra costs mean disabled people have less money in their pocket than non-disabled people...
Children paying the price of cuts in crisis support
Thousands of families in financial crisis are missing out on vital emergency support, new research by The Children’s Society has revealed. It says parents are being left at risk of debt and struggling to afford basics like feeding and clothing their...
Work not enough to stop children being trapped in poverty as number of children in severe poverty rises
More children in the UK are growing up in working families trapped in poverty. New Government data shows that, of the 4.1 million children in poverty overall, there has been an increase in the number of children caught in severe poverty to 2.8...
Quarter of children from low-income families ‘go hungry’
A quarter of children from low-income families experience hunger because of restrictions placed on accessing free school meals, research suggests. Some children do not eat at all during the school day because, despite being severely deprived, they...
Children in low-income families suffer ‘shame and social exclusion’
Children in low-income families suffer social exclusion and a sense of shame because they do not have enough food to eat, according to research published by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). Many do not qualify for free school meals; even when...
It’s wrong that so many working families are trapped in poverty – it’s time for action
The latest official poverty stats from the Government for 2017/18 make for grim reading again this year. But with all eyes on Parliamentary Brexit machinations, it’s likely that many are going to miss seeing these vital figures. With 14 million...
