All news on the topic: Child Poverty

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Hunger-striking mothers vow to continue their campaign against food insecurity
The group of women ended their five-day hunger strike today but have vowed to step up the campaign against deepening food insecurity
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'I let 12 complete strangers picked at random give away my £100k inheritance'
Researcher David Clarke has given away £100,000 in inheritance money by picking twelve strangers at random and letting them how decide how the cash should be spent.
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UK's poverty crisis exposed as interactive map shows richest and worst off parts
The use of foodbanks has rocketed and more and more families are becoming homeless, statistics suggest, and campaigners have demanded for change to finally happen
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Poorer children '18 months behind wealthier classmates when they leave school'
A study by the Education Policy Institute think tank today lays bare the gulf between kids from different backgrounds, including how poorer children are more than 18 months behind wealthier pals
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Girl's heartbreaking 'letter to Father Christmas' that 'no child should write'
The tear-jerking letter from the 10-year-old schoolgirl sees her tell Father Christmas to "get better soon" after being told by her parents that he won't be able to deliver presents
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Nearly a third of children live in families that can’t save at least £10 a month
Some 4.2 million children are in households that have no spare cash, with parents feeling cost-of-living pressures over Christmas - as the Chancellor is called upon to take action
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How a visit to your Post Office can help tackle poverty this winter
Tackling poverty and hunger in your community can begin with a trip to your local Post Office
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Record foodbank demand - and it's about to get even worse as winter arrives
Britain’s biggest foodbank network, the Trussell Trust, has given out a record 1.5million emergency parcels in just six months, and warned winter will get even worse
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Britain's 30 most deprived areas where parents cannot afford to feed kids - list
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said the number of children in extreme poverty has almost tripled to more than one million with many struggling to get the food they need
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Family of six boosts income by extra £24,000 - thanks to unclaimed benefits
It comes as figures show a whopping £19 billion worth of benefits go unclaimed each year across the UK - as many don't realise what they are entitled to
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Loose Woman Denise Welch's battle to stop kids going hungry - 'this has to stop'
Loose Women star Denise Welch is launching a new campaign with the Sunday Mirror and charity Children North East to stop child poverty, Hope Not Hunger
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Foodbanks brace for 'calamitous' winter as cost-of-living crisis bites
The Independent Food Aid Network has revealed the findings of its latest survey showing how charities fear for the coming months as donations plummet and stocks run out
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Children in poverty struggling to keep up at school and 'too hungry' to focus
A charity which is dedicated to helping children and young people who have experienced financial hardship says three in five are at risk of falling behind
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Bid to end foodbank use by 2030 reaches Commons amid growing calls for action
Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand
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Give surplus food to families to ease cost-of-living crisis, charities tell PM
Fareshare has written a letter, signed by 1,020 organisations, to Rishi Sunak telling the Conservative leader: “The UK has a hunger crisis and your Government is absent"
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1.6m children living in cold, damp or mouldy homes in cost-of-living crisis UK
The grim revelation came from the Citizens Advice charity, which called on the Government to widen new legislation to include private rental properties in its crackdown on substandard homes
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Half of UK's vulnerable kids live in poverty as 27,000 miss out on essentials
Children’s charity Buttle UK spoke to 1,000 health and care workers who look after 60,000 youngsters. Charity chief Joseph Howes says the situation for at-risk children is getting 'progressively worse'
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Inside 'baby bank' where desperate mums who can't afford nappies or clothes turn
A 'baby bank' in London is helping desperate parents who cannot afford basic necessities for their children including nappies, clothes and toys. Volunteers expect 2023 to be even busier than 2022