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Schools 'propping up welfare state' during pandemic, researchers warn

Thursday, October 14, 2021

| CYP Now

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how schools are “propping up the welfare state” by providing families with food, clothing and signposting to support services, researchers have said.

School meal shortages and end of Universal Credit uplift spark child poverty warning

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Friday, October 1, 2021

| CYP Now

A school canteen provider has urged school catering staff to “stock up” on long-life products due to the impact of delivery driver shortages on supply chains.

Almost a million young people to be hit by universal credit cut

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

| CYP Now

The end of the £20 universal credit uplift will “disproportionately” affect around one million young people, the YMCA has warned.

Election 2019: Liberal Democrats manifesto pledges heavy investment in youth services and early years

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest £500m in youth services and provide a public health approach to tackle youth violence.

More than 350,000 children 'destitute', study finds

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

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Around 365,000 children experienced destitution at some point last year due to lacking a number of the basic daily living essentials such as shelter, food, heating, lighting, clothing or basic toiletries, a study has found.

Child poverty hits highest level in decade

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of children living in relative poverty has risen for the third year running, taking it to its highest level in a decade, government figures show.

Damian Hinds announces education drive for disadvantaged areas

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Friday, January 19, 2018

| CYP Now

New Education Secretary unveils plans to drive up standards by supporting underperforming schools and increase opportunities in areas most in need.

Trebling of households affected by benefit cap raises child poverty fears

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of households subject to the benefit cap has more than trebled in just four months, prompting campaigners to raise concerns about more children ending up in poverty.

Charity highlights impact of repeated moves for children living in poverty

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Monday, March 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The stress and uncertainty of repeatedly packing up their lives and moving home is becoming a "worryingly normal" part of life for some children growing up in poverty, a charity has warned.

Children in poorest postcodes '10 times more likely to end up in care'

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children in the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK are at least 10 times more likely to be in care than children in the least deprived areas, a study has found.

Cross-government child poverty unit scrapped

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

| CYP Now

The government's cross-departmental child poverty unit has been abolished, with the government confirming that its functions have been subsumed into the wider remit of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Number of children affected by working poverty hits 2.6m

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A total of 2.6m children in working families are living are in poverty, according to a new report into deprivation and social exclusion.

Government 'failing to act over vulnerable children's rights'

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's rights in the UK are worsening, especially for the most vulnerable young people suffering from mental health issues, poverty and whose lives are blighted by crime, a report has said.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Life chances strategy shelved after Brexit vote

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Monday, June 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to transform the life chances of the poorest in the country have been placed on hold in the wake of the result of the EU referendum.

Benefits freeze will plunge more children into poverty, charity warns

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a freeze on benefit payments will push more children into poverty, The Children's Society has warned.

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

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Monday, January 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Parenting classes will be made more accessible to parents as part of government plans to tackle poverty and improve children's life chances.

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

| CYP Now

There is an urgent need to review how funding cuts to children's services are affecting children, the children's commissioner for England has told MPs.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Parents will have their child benefit payments docked if they fail to pay truancy fines Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

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Schools 'propping up welfare state' during pandemic, researchers warn

School meal shortages and end of Universal Credit uplift spark child poverty warning

Almost a million young people to be hit by universal credit cut

Election 2019: Liberal Democrats manifesto pledges heavy investment in youth services and early years

More than 350,000 children 'destitute', study finds

Child poverty hits highest level in decade

Damian Hinds announces education drive for disadvantaged areas

Trebling of households affected by benefit cap raises child poverty fears

Charity highlights impact of repeated moves for children living in poverty

Children in poorest postcodes '10 times more likely to end up in care'

Cross-government child poverty unit scrapped

Number of children affected by working poverty hits 2.6m

Government 'failing to act over vulnerable children's rights'

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Life chances strategy shelved after Brexit vote

Benefits freeze will plunge more children into poverty, charity warns

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

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