Millions more people in Britain are without a job than shown by official unemployment figures, according to a study that suggests the jobless rate should be almost three times higher. According to research from the Organisation for Economic Co...
An open letter to teachers from a parent in poverty
For Scotland’s Challenge Poverty Week, one mother tells teachers what they should know about the challenges of her son’s life outside school. Read the full article on this link to TES Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Back to School: An Unequal Education for Children in Poverty – Buttle UK
As part of their ‘Chances for Children’ grant system Buttle UK surveyed frontline child support workers and found how children of less well-off families face multiple issues in fully accessing the state education that is available to...
Farewell to Welfare
Farewell to Welfare by Grace Petrie
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Child poverty
Buttle UK has released findings from a survey of 1,290 child support workers from 616 organisations looking at their experiences of education for children and young people in poverty across the UK. Findings include: 79% of frontline workers report...
“Broken economy” is driving record levels of household debt, warns TUC
Low pay, insecure work and austerity are feeding a growing debt crisis, the TUC has warned today (Thursday). New TUC analysis published today shows that: Unsecured debt per household rose to £15,880 in the first quarter of 2019, up £1,160 on a year...
