Children feel the strain of the rising cost of living
It is deeply shocking that the UK’s children and young people are the unhappiest in Europe, as The Children Society’s recent Good Childhood Report 2023 revealed.
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Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has used a visit to a holiday food scheme to call on the government to tackle child poverty.
Charities confront giving decline
Changing demographics, rising costs and shifting public priorities are factors in charity donations fall.
More families using informal lenders amid high inflation
Families with children are six times more likely to have resorted to using informal lenders or loan sharks, analysis from Action for Children on the cost-of-living crisis finds.
DfE must publish plan to reduce post-pandemic disadvantage gap, say researchers
Researchers are urging the government to publish a plan setting out how it will reduce the disadvantage gap in the wake of the pandemic.
The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund
The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund offers grants to organisations supporting people and communities in England who are experiencing severe pressure due to the increased cost of living,...
Crisis hits behaviour and safety in schools
Latest research shows how the cost-of-living crisis is hitting children’s education and the ability of schools to give additional support.
Money worries overtake young people’s fears about the environment
Fears around the cost-of-living crisis and household finances have overtaken concerns around the environment as the top worry among young people, according to new research.
Lack of opportunity and low confidence key barriers to entering work, young people say
Low self-confidence and a lack of opportunities are among reasons cited by young people as barriers to securing work, a report by The Prince's Trust finds.
Disadvantaged children worst hit by suspensions amid sharp rise
Children living in poverty are now the worst impacted by lost learning due to suspension from school, after a sharp increase in England-wide suspensions in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.