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Healthy diet unaffordable for 3.7 million children, study finds

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

| CYP Now

As many as 3.7 million children in the UK are in families that cannot afford to follow healthy diet guidance published by government, research has found.

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

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

| CYP Now

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.

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

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Sunday, December 3, 2017

| CYP Now

All four members of the board of the Social Mobility Commission have quit in protest at a lack of support from government.

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.

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.

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.

Sector defends universal free school meals amid fears policy will be scrapped

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Monday, September 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Organisations have spoken out in defence of universal free meals in infant school following reports the government is planning to scrap the initiative.

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

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Monday, September 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The health and development of children under five varies dramatically between different parts of England, with a child living in one area far more likely to be condemned to poor health than another living relatively close by, a study has found.

Children's commissioners: Cuts will plunge more children into poverty

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The government should shelve planned cuts to benefits to prevent more young people falling into poverty, the four UK children's commissioners have said.

Homelessness support fails families with young children, report finds

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Support for the estimated 15,700 babies living in homeless households needs to urgently improve, a damning report by the NSPCC and Anna Freud Centre has found.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The benefit cap is hampering local authorities in London in their attempts to move families out of temporary accommodation and into a permanent home, a report has found.

Recognise tooth decay as neglect, urge experts

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Friday, November 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Tooth decay in young children should increasingly be seen as a significant risk factor for neglect, academics have warned.

Government rejects child poverty commission targets

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty have been branded a "fairytale" after it rejected calls to introduce a range of new targets aimed at improving social mobility.

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

| CYP Now

More than £170m in funding for support and emergency grants to help families in a crisis is to be axed by government.

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to end child poverty by 2020 are in tatters, according to a damning report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.

Councils face £26m shortfall in free school meals pledge

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils are having to divert money from school maintenance budgets to meet a £26m shortfall in the government's free school meal pledge, according to latest research.

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Low wages, benefits cuts and the rising cost of raising children are leaving full-time working families struggling to afford a basic standard of living, a report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found.

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Five charity-led consortia will receive a share of £215m as part of a bid to improve the life chances of vulnerable under-threes, the Big Lottery Fund has announced.

Children 'bear brunt of parental debt'

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Many of the 2.4 million children of parents who are in problem debt are going without basics such as food, clothing and heating, research by the Children's Society and StepChange Debt Charity has found.

Benefit cap 'risks derailing child poverty fight'

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised MPs from all three main political parties for voting to cap the welfare budget at £119.5bn next year.

Budget 2014: Welfare cap will 'trap poor in poverty', warn charities

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have hit out at the government's decision to introduce a cap on welfare spending from next year.

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.

Fuel poverty hits millions of children

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Friday, March 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Millions of children are living in homes that are cold and damp because their parents can't afford to heat them properly, a report by the Children's Society has found.

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Healthy diet unaffordable for 3.7 million children, study finds

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

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances

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

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Sector defends universal free school meals amid fears policy will be scrapped

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

Children's commissioners: Cuts will plunge more children into poverty

Homelessness support fails families with young children, report finds

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

Recognise tooth decay as neglect, urge experts

Government rejects child poverty commission targets

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

Councils face £26m shortfall in free school meals pledge

Working families 'don't earn enough to live on'

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

Children 'bear brunt of parental debt'

Benefit cap 'risks derailing child poverty fight'

Budget 2014: Welfare cap will 'trap poor in poverty', warn charities

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

Fuel poverty hits millions of children

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