CYP Now - Coronavirus: campaigners warn on capacity of children’s charities

Amid the response to the Covid-19 crisis, third sector leaders have called on the government to prioritise economic assistance for children’s charities so they can meet the rising support needs of vulnerable groups.

As children display rainbows to raise community spirits, professionals have called on the state to do more to support vulnerable families. Picture: Ciaran, aged 11, from Surrey

As the number of people contracting Covid-19 in the UK rises over the coming weeks, it is likely that children’s social care and welfare services will be stretched like never before – public health experts predict that up to 25 per cent of the workforce could be unable to work due to sickness or having to self-isolate at the peak of the outbreak.

In addition to meeting the existing needs of vulnerable children and young people, research by Action for Children has highlighted how the economic impact of the crisis could tip many families already existing on the breadline over the edge.

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