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North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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.

Budget overlooks families living in poverty, warn campaigners

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

| CYP Now

Campaigners have lambasted Chancellor George Osborne for ignoring calls to protect the most vulnerable families who are set to feel the impact of changes to welfare provision next month.

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.

Child poverty figure drops by 100,000

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

The number of children living in poverty has fallen by 100,000 in a year, according to latest figures.

Poorest families hit hardest by coalition policies, warns commissioner

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Low-income families with children are bearing the brunt of funding changes introduced by the coalition government since 2010, analysis by the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England has found.

Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Every local authority should develop its own strategy for improving life chances for disadvantaged children in order to tackle widening gaps in social mobility across the country.

Child poverty figures predicted to rise by more than half a million by 2013

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Monday, October 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Child poverty is set to rise steadily over the next decade, while a further 600,000 children are expected to be living in absolute poverty by 2013.

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.

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

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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.

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Government should pick up the tab for much of the cost of accessing childcare for working people on low incomes, 4Children has said.

Literacy campaign champions early education role

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Monday, September 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years professionals look set to play a key role in improving the literacy of disadvantaged children as part of a new national campaign to boost reading standards.

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.

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

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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.

Call for councils to improve childcare provision for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities need to do more to ensure there is sufficient childcare provision for disadvantaged families in their area, a report by the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has concluded.

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

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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.

Benefit cuts for training refuseniks branded ineffective

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Government plans to cut benefits for claimants who refuse to attend training courses leave families stressed and fail to help jobless parents find work, according to a report.

Hundreds back Barnardo's campaign against government childcare plans

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 800 people have signed a Barnardo's petition calling on the government to redirect funding for its new childcare subsidy scheme towards disadvantaged children.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

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North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Budget overlooks families living in poverty, warn campaigners

Success of child poverty pilots remains uncertain

Child poverty figure drops by 100,000

Poorest families hit hardest by coalition policies, warns commissioner

Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances

Child poverty figures predicted to rise by more than half a million by 2013

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

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

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

Literacy campaign champions early education role

Government's child poverty strategy unveiled

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

Call for councils to improve childcare provision for disadvantaged families

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

Benefit cuts for training refuseniks branded ineffective

Hundreds back Barnardo's campaign against government childcare plans

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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