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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

News

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.

Councillors need to act now on child poverty

Opinion

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| CYP Now

Child poverty was firmly on the agenda at the recent National Education Union conference.

Child poverty hits highest level in decade

News

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

News

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.

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

News

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

News

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.

A fearless campaigner: Polly Neate, Shelter chief executive

Analysis

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to Polly Neate, chief executive of homelessness charity Shelter.

Fears over universal credit demand action

Opinion

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

The impact on poor people of the rollout of universal credit - the minimum six-week delay in receiving the first payment, the reduced amount that most claimants receive, the frequent slide into debt - is well known. But its impact on child protection has been largely overlooked.

Localised funding system could spell 'disaster' for poorer areas

Analysis

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Despite the Local Government Finance Bill failing to materialise, ministers are expected to resurrect plans for councils to generate all their income locally, with potentially dire results for children's services in some areas.

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