With a record 4.5 million children in the UK living in poverty, the Labour government has been under pressure to act quickly and lift families across the country out of hardship. And now, the government’s long...
The three essential elements to turn child poverty ambitions into effective practice
The government’s Child Poverty Strategy, Our Children, Our Future published last week, makes several welcome commitments, not least the abolition of the two-child limit and strengthened support for families in temporary...
Child poverty
The UK government has announced the launch of a new strategy for reducing child poverty. The strategy brings together information about the action that the government has already taken, alongside new measures to...
Family support services
The Centre for Young Lives has published its second report on the provision of Best Start family hubs in England. The report highlights the range of local factors than can impact on early childhood development including...
Labour rejects Big Issue founder’s bid to set legally binding child poverty reduction targets
Lord John Bird submitted an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill calling for the government to set legally binding targets to reduce child poverty. But Labour rejected the plan, insisting that targets...
Taking Voice Seriously: A Toolkit for Change
The APLE Collective believe in lasting change which takes root when those with lived experience of poverty lead the conversation. That’s why they’ve created Taking Voice Seriously– a toolkit designed to help...
