CYP Now - Rapid funder action needed to support children through cost-of-living crisis

Across the UK, thousands of charities are currently supporting children and young people through the summer holidays, while the cost-of-living continues to rise.

4.3 million children in the UK were growing up in poverty before the pandemic, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

Whether providing meals, activities, education or care, charities act as a vital safety net to many children and young people.

In the autumn, when the schools are back, we will all enter a very challenging period, with inflation rates at their highest level in 40 years and rises in fuel prices beginning to bite.

For families already struggling with existing financial hardship, the cost-of-living crisis is an enormous issue. Currently, approximately 40 per cent of the parcels distributed by the Trussell Trust’s network of foodbanks are for children, and the bigger your family, the more likely you are to be in poverty. Many families will need to turn to charities for support in order to survive.

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