Daily roundup 17 July: Asylum seekers, summer-born children and pornography

Thousands of asylum seekers with children face a 30 per cent cut to their support payments from August. The Guardian reports that, following a Home Office review earlier this year, families will have their support cut to as little as £73.90 per week.


Children born in the summer are more likely to be incorrectly labelled as having special educational needs, Schools Minister Nick Gibb has said. The Independent reports that Gibb believes teachers are mistakenly classing pupils born in May, June, July or August as special needs because they make slower progress in primary school than their older classmates.


Government plans to make the internet safer for children could be declared unlawful under new EU rules. The Telegraph reports that the plans, which would require internet users to opt-in to view sexually explicit or violent material, could be overruled by an EU "net neutrality code" that would mean all internet traffic is treated equally by EU member states.


Four out of 10 parents in low-income households will skip meals over the summer to afford to feed their children. The Mirror reports that 62 per cent of those earning £25,000 struggle to afford food out of term time, according to a poll by Kellogg's.


More than 100 children in the North East are at risk of being radicalised. The Newcastle Chronicle reports that in the past three years, 120 young people from the region have been referred to a government intervention programme to support those at risk of radicalisation.


A service in Hertfordshire that supports parents will be axed due to local authority cuts. The Hemel Hempstead Gazette reports that Hertfordshire County Council expects to save £390,000 by closing the HomeStart service. Opposition leaders said the council has "condemned hard-to-reach families to a very bleak future".