Daily roundup: school places, charity funding, and child poverty

The shortfall of primary school places will stand at 120,000 by September, the Labour party has warned. Research conducted by the party suggests the 110,000 places the Department for Education has said local authorities will create will fall short of the 230,000 places the National Audit Office predicts is required.

Some 8.5 per cent of charities will no longer exist within five years, charity professionals have suggested. A Guardian survey of more than 1,200 people working in the third sector also revealed more than 85 per cent expect demand for their services to rise. Meanwhile, Oxfam has reported its overall annual income has fallen by £17.6m (4.6%) on 2011/12.

Leeds City Council is to review its child poverty strategy because of growing cases in the area, the Yorkshire Evening Post reports. The local authority estimates it spends £345m every year on some 31,790 children living in poverty. The council is trying to tackle the problem with a new strategy, which will include creating more nursery places and promoting free school meals.