Socio-economic inequalities cannot be blamed for increasing disproportionality in the youth justice system over the last 10 years, a major new report claims. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to...
Disadvantaged families in England could face generations of inequality
Families face being locked into disadvantage for generations unless the issue of social mobility is urgently tackled, the government’s advisory body on life chances in England has warned. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share...
Extreme poverty ‘will double by Christmas’ in UK because of Covid-19
Britain’s largest food bank network has warned that UK destitution rates will double by Christmas alongside an explosion in demand for charity food parcels, as coronavirus job and income support schemes are wound down. Read the full article on this...
No one who has experienced food poverty would stand by and let it spread like this
I’ll never forget trying to feed myself and my son on £10 a week. I was a single mum, absolutely skint and living hand to mouth, even after I started working as a trainee reporter for the Southend Echo, following 18 long months of looking for a job...
Calls to raise child benefit in UK to help struggling families
A charity has called for the government to significantly increase child benefit after research found increasing number of families now use the payments to cover household necessities such as bills and day-to-day expenses. The Child Poverty Action...
Catching up or falling behind? Geographical inequalities in the UK and how they have changed in recent years
The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the fore increasing concerns about inequalities not only between different population groups – such as the gap between the rich and poor, young and old, and different ethnic groups – but also between people living...
