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Number of children affected by working poverty hits 2.6m

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

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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.

Campaigners criticise Child Poverty Unit cuts

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Friday, November 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Staffing levels at the Child Poverty Unit have more than halved over the last four years, according to latest government figures.

Tory Party Conference: MP advocates Troubled Families approach to boost life chances

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

| CYP Now

The work of the Troubled Families initiative should form the basis of government attempts to boost life chances, a Conservative MP 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.

Youth employment scheme worth £60m launches in Scotland

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Monday, February 15, 2016

| CYP Now

A £60m programme to help young people in a deprived part of Scotland into employment has been launched as a result of European funding.

Lords vote against plans to change child poverty measures

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Government efforts to change the way child poverty is measured have suffered a setback after the House of Lords voted in favour of making ministers report annually on income levels in the poorest families.

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.

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

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Friday, December 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of homeless families with children being placed in emergency bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation has rocketed by 45 per cent over the last year.

Spending Review: Chancellor ditches controversial tax credit cuts

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has scrapped plans to cut tax credits from millions of working parents on low incomes from next year.

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.

Labour conference: Shadow chancellor promises action on homeless families

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour will provide accommodation for 100,000 children in homeless families, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has pledged.

MPs vote for £4.4bn tax credit cuts

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Government proposals to cut tax credits have been voted through by MPs, despite concerns the move will hit families with children hard.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

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.

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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

Campaigners criticise Child Poverty Unit cuts

Tory Party Conference: MP advocates Troubled Families approach to boost life chances

Life chances strategy shelved after Brexit vote

Benefits freeze will plunge more children into poverty, charity warns

Youth employment scheme worth £60m launches in Scotland

Lords vote against plans to change child poverty measures

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

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

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

Spending Review: Chancellor ditches controversial tax credit cuts

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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

Labour conference: Shadow chancellor promises action on homeless families

MPs vote for £4.4bn tax credit cuts

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

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