More than one in three economically disadvantaged Year 8 students have a probable mental health condition, according to initial findings from a ground-breaking study to chart children’s wellbeing post the Covid-19...
Long-term fund to tackle causes of child poverty
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) fund will support projects that reduce the short or long-term effects of poverty on the life chances and outcomes for children. The Better Futures Fund (BFF) aims to...
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows
Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share...
Nearly one in four households with under-fives ‘in food poverty’
Nearly a quarter of households with children under five are experiencing food poverty, rising to one in two among single-parent families, according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think-tank. Read...
Child welfare
The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational needs and...
About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year
Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government support See the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook...
