Numbers of young people receiving help for alcohol or drug problems has fallen. Annual statistics released by Public Health England (PHE), show that 20,032 under-18s received help in 2012/13, compared with 20,688 in 2011/12.
Families with young children are being hit the hardest by food poverty, according to a group of health experts. According to the BBC, six academics have written to the British Medical Journal warning that food poverty in the UK has become a “public health emergency”. They also warn that poor nutrition in childhood can lead to health problems later in life.
Disadvantaged students are missing out on financial support because the government’s hardship funding scheme fails to take account of inflation, according to a group of children’s charities. The charities, including Barnardo’s, want the government to increase the Bursary Fund to £1,350 per student per year in line with inflation.
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