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Peer support for young migrants and refugees

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are equipped with the training they need to support newly arrived peers to improve their lives in the UK.

Young people worst hit by charity cuts

News

Thursday, September 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Cuts to charity services are disproportionately affecting young people, analysis has found.

Families with young children face huge rise in poverty, research warns

News

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

| CYP Now

One in three children from families with young children are living in poverty, with parents working part-time affected almost as badly as those who are unemployed, new figures show.

Universal Credit: Charities campaign to maintain £20 uplift

News

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities are calling for the government to halt the removal of the £20 Universal Credit uplift which is due to end in October.

Trussell Trust hands out record number of food parcels during pandemic

News

Thursday, April 22, 2021

| CYP Now

The Trussell Trust has handed almost one million food parcels to children over the course of the pandemic - an increase of more than a third on the previous year, the charity has said.

General election 2019: Welfare and care

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

General election 2019: Key policy guide

Analysis

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes analyses what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on the key policy battlegrounds for the children, young people and families sector at the coming general election.

Disadvantaged families increasingly turning to foodbanks, charity warns

News

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| CYP Now

Foodbank use among disadvantaged families has increased significantly over the last year, according to a charity's figures.

Youth homelessness rise linked to welfare reforms, report finds

News

Monday, April 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Government welfare reforms, including the introduction of Universal Credit and the capping of housing benefit, are contributing to a rise in youth homelessness, a report has concluded.

Former government adviser issues warning over universal credit

News

Friday, September 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The former head of the Troubled Families programme has called on the government to halt the rollout of universal credit amid fears it will leave disadvantaged families at risk of homelessness.

Analysis projects rise in 'homeless' families

News

Friday, August 11, 2017

| CYP Now

There are 50,000 children living in 'homeless' households, with numbers projected to rise by a quarter over the next decade unless the government tackles the problem, analysis reveals.

Government exempts care leavers from housing benefit cap

News

Friday, September 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Care leavers living in supported accommodation will be exempt from the government's cap on housing benefit, ministers have announced.

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

News

Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

??Young people leaving the care system are falling into debt and losing benefits due to insufficient financial education and support from councils, research has found.

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

News

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A lack of childcare, housing and school places could undermine the UK's commitment to resettle thousands of refugee families from Syria, a government watchdog has warned.

Call to exempt care leavers from housing benefit cap

News

Monday, June 13, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to exclude vulnerable young care leavers living in supported accommodation from its impending cap on social housing benefits.

UN slams government's record on children's rights

News

Friday, June 10, 2016

| CYP Now

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has highlighted a raft of "serious concerns" about the government's treatment of vulnerable and disadvantaged children.

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

News

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.

Ombudsman criticises council's failure to support homeless 16-year-old

News

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been rebuked for the second time in two years by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for its treatment of homeless young people.

Spending Review: Chancellor ditches controversial tax credit cuts

News

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.

Labour conference: Corbyn vows to tackle inequality

News

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has highlighted housing, mental health and welfare support as key campaigns for his leadership.

Labour conference: Shadow chancellor promises action on homeless families

News

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

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

Lack of support to blame for care leaver housing problems, report finds

News

Monday, September 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services departments are not doing enough to secure good quality housing support for care leavers and other vulnerable teenagers, The Children's Society has said.

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

News

Monday, August 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Out of work young people between the ages of 18 and 21 will be placed on an intensive activity programme within the first three weeks of submitting a benefit claim under plans put forward by government.

Benefit changes risk making young people homeless, says YMCA

News

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Thousands of vulnerable young people could be made homeless as a result of the government's universal credit reforms, it has been claimed.

Court rules disability benefit suspension breached human rights

News

Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The suspension of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) of a disabled child during his stay in hospital was in breach of the Human Rights Act, the Supreme Court has found.

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Peer support for young migrants and refugees

Young people worst hit by charity cuts

Families with young children face huge rise in poverty, research warns

Universal Credit: Charities campaign to maintain £20 uplift

Trussell Trust hands out record number of food parcels during pandemic

General election 2019: Welfare and care

General election 2019: Key policy guide

Disadvantaged families increasingly turning to foodbanks, charity warns

Youth homelessness rise linked to welfare reforms, report finds

Former government adviser issues warning over universal credit

Analysis projects rise in 'homeless' families

Government exempts care leavers from housing benefit cap

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

Call to exempt care leavers from housing benefit cap

UN slams government's record on children's rights

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

Ombudsman criticises council's failure to support homeless 16-year-old

Spending Review: Chancellor ditches controversial tax credit cuts

Labour conference: Corbyn vows to tackle inequality

Labour conference: Shadow chancellor promises action on homeless families

Lack of support to blame for care leaver housing problems, report finds

Workless young people to attend employment ‘boot camp'

Benefit changes risk making young people homeless, says YMCA

Court rules disability benefit suspension breached human rights

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