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Miliband: Families face a cost of living crisis

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  • Monday, February 28, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned of a crisis among low- and middle-income families as a result of government austerity measures including the rise in VAT and the reductions in benefits.

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

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  • Thursday, February 27, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Government efforts to tackle child poverty over the next three years will focus on getting parents into work, decreasing living costs and boosting educational attainment for the poorest children.

School transition project set for launch

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  • Monday, April 20, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Early years providers are to develop closer working with primary schools in two English regions as part of a pilot project to improve the transition of children into formal education.

Success of child poverty pilots remains uncertain

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  • Wednesday, March 30, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Pilot schemes aimed at reducing levels of child poverty by helping parents into work are being well received but it remains unclear whether they are leading to employment, a report has found.

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

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  • Monday, March 5, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed that the government is considering altering the detail of its plans to take child benefit away from higher earners.

Government's child poverty strategy unveiled

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  • Tuesday, April 5, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The government's child poverty strategy will centre on planned reforms to the welfare system, a shift towards early intervention and the introduction of the pupil premium, it has been announced.

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