All news on the topic: Child Poverty Campaign

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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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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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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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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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One in three parents fear losing their homes as cost of living pressures bite
Despite Government help with energy bills, parents still reported skipping meals or eating their children's leftovers, limiting baths and keeping the heating turned off, according to the charity Barnardos
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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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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