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Courtney discusses the challenges of finding a rent guarantor as an estranged student. Picture: Courtney, Unite Foundation

Blogs 6 March 2023

Be Our Guarantor: an estranged student's call to universities

Childline supported more than 5,000 children suffering from loneliness in a year. Picture: Polya Olya/Adobe Stock

News 6 March 2023

Rise in loneliness among children sparks wellbeing concerns

Independent fostering agencies have reported more referrals of children aged under-five in the past year. Picture: Morguefile

News 6 March 2023

Independent agencies report rise in complexity of foster children's needs

PAC chair Meg Hillier: 'Vulnerable young people are being treated as an afterthought'. Picture: Parliament TV

News 3 March 2023

Parliamentary committee criticises government inaction on tackling disproportionality in youth custody

The report includes greater training for professionals. Picture: Ermolaev Alexandr/Adobe Stock

News 2 March 2023

SEND and AP green paper response: Government confirms plans for system ‘transformation’

Council leaders say measures will not fill a 'funding blackhole' for services. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 March 2023

SEND and AP green paper response: Measures ‘do not go far enough’, council leaders warn

Kinship carers are more likely to face financial difficulties, reasearch finds. Picture: NDAB Creativity/Adobe Stock

News 2 March 2023

‘Significantly more’ children in kinship care benefit from parental contact, research reveals

Young people face a 'postcode lottery' around wait times, research finds. Picture: Daisy Daisy/Adobe Stock

News 2 March 2023

Boost psychiatric workforce to reduce eating disorder wait times, ministers urged

Supporting migrant young people to engage with education is a key factor in their successful resettlement in the UK. Picture: Mangostar/AdobeStock

Best Practice 2 March 2023

Good practice in resettlement of migrant children

The programme has supported more than 100 young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 March 2023

Therapeutic support programme reducing exclusions in London, research finds

New data shows 'overwhelming' support for expanding access to free school meals, according to researchers. Picture: Monkey business/Adobe Stock

News 1 March 2023

Calls to expand free school meals after child food insecurity rate doubles

Charities also raise concerns over the impact of policy on children from marginalised backgrounds. Picture: DGL Image/Adobe Stock

News 1 March 2023

Children’s rights worsening ‘due to government failures’, charities warn

Youth services in London receive the highest level of funding in England, research finds. Picture: YMCA

News 1 March 2023

Wales spending twice as much as England on youth services, YMCA finds

News 28 February 2023

In the new edition of CYP Now: Care reforms, evaluating impact, police commissioners

The DfE has pledged to introduce a new framework for children’s social care including a dashboard to measure key outcomes. Picture: Вадим Каштанов/Adobe Stock

Analysis 28 February 2023

Care Review response: funding fails to match scale of reforms