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Low-income families blighted by cost of children's birthday parties

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The cost of children's birthday parties is plunging disadvantaged families into financial difficulty, a report has found.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

News

Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

News

Friday, March 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities claim the number of children self-harming is on the rise, a serious case review into the death of a four-year-old let down by seven agencies, and a warning over unfair dismissal claims at the DfE, all in the news today.

Children plunged into 'severe poverty' by asylum benefit system

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Thousands of children are being forced into severe poverty because of alarmingly low levels of support for them and their families, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Conservative conference: £10bn in welfare cuts 'disastrous' for families

News

Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Government plans to make an additional £10bn in cuts to the welfare budget risk having a disastrous impact on children and families, a charity has warned.

Number of Westminster families housed in B&Bs rises despite government warning

News

Thursday, July 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of families with children placed in long-term bed and breakfast accommodation in Westminster rose from 36 to 100 in the past three months because of increasing demand on housing, the London borough has claimed.

Leading children's charities warn of spike in poverty due to austerity measures

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Three leading charities have warned that the number of children living in poverty will rise to more than one million by 2015 as a result of austerity measures and the impact of the recession.

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

News

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of "perpetuating damaging myths" by signalling greater curbs on welfare support for out-of-work families.

Poverty stunts children's ability, says Institute of Education

News

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Children who live in poverty for a number of years perform significantly worse in a range of ability tests than those who have never experienced poverty, research by the Institute of Education has found.

Councils warned over 'unacceptable' bed and breakfast stays for families

News

Friday, May 25, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of families housed in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks has tripled in the space of just a year, prompting a warning to councils from housing minister Grant Shapps.

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

News

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

News

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to establish a fair admissions system to the top universities should start before school age, a group of MPs has reported.

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

News

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A London council has blamed the government's decision to cap housing benefit for its attempts to house up to 500 families in Stoke-on-Trent.

Rethink of benefit eligibility criteria sparks fresh fears for children

News

Monday, April 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Changes to the way entitlement to benefits, including dental care and free prescriptions, is calculated could have a detrimental impact on children living in poorer families, a charity has warned.

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

News

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Attempts to fund early intervention work through social finance would be compromised by a government bid to crack down on tax evasion through charitable donations, it has been claimed.

Tax credit changes leave families more than £500 a year worse off

News

Thursday, April 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Families with children will lose an average of £511 a year, while more than one million will no longer receive tax credits due to government changes coming into force this week, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

News

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.

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

News

Friday, February 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Safeguards to protect children from "intrusive and stressful" bailiffs are to be introduced by the government.

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

News

Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 70 per cent of families are on the edge of financial meltdown, a survey by parenting site Netmums has found.

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

News

Thursday, February 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The coalition government has moved to scupper House of Lords opposition to controversial welfare reforms by invoking a rarely used 340-year-old rule to ensure parliament approves the measures.

Children's commissioners voice concerns over welfare reforms

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

| CYP Now

Further weight has been added to the campaign against government welfare proposals after the UK's four children's commissioners joined forces to criticise the plans.

Duncan Smith slams charity for 'ridiculous' housing benefit legal challenge

News

Friday, October 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has lashed out at a child poverty charity after its legal challenge on the legality of controversial housing benefit cuts failed.

Lib Dem Conference 2011: Government to pilot classes for parents of under-fives

News

Sunday, September 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has announced that up to four local areas will be involved in a scheme that will offer parenting classes to every parent of a child aged under five.

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

News

Thursday, September 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to half (46 per cent) of single parents currently using the Child Support Agency (CSA) will not be able to afford proposed fees to access the new child maintenance service, a poll by charity Gingerbread has found.

Tens of thousands set to lose legal advice

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to 70,000 young people struggling with problems relating to issues such as homelessness and employment face losing access to free legal advice due to government plans to cut the legal aid budget by 350m, a report has warned.

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Low-income families blighted by cost of children's birthday parties

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

Children plunged into 'severe poverty' by asylum benefit system

Conservative conference: £10bn in welfare cuts 'disastrous' for families

Number of Westminster families housed in B&Bs rises despite government warning

Leading children's charities warn of spike in poverty due to austerity measures

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

Poverty stunts children's ability, says Institute of Education

Councils warned over 'unacceptable' bed and breakfast stays for families

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

Rethink of benefit eligibility criteria sparks fresh fears for children

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

Tax credit changes leave families more than £500 a year worse off

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

Children's commissioners voice concerns over welfare reforms

Duncan Smith slams charity for 'ridiculous' housing benefit legal challenge

Lib Dem Conference 2011: Government to pilot classes for parents of under-fives

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

Tens of thousands set to lose legal advice

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