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Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, benefits and child poverty

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Clegg pledges government review of youth unemployment strategy; the Conservatives could introduce tougher penalties for unemployed young people; and a charity warns literacy levels must improve to tackle child poverty, all in the news today.

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.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

General election 2019: Welfare and care

Other

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Benefit cuts to be challenged in High Court

News

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

| CYP Now

A High Court judge is set to rule on the legality of controversial housing benefit cuts after a child poverty charity launched a legal challenge.

MP calls for emergency housing programme to help families in crisis

News

Friday, May 6, 2011

| CYP Now

A housing crisis in the London Borough of Hillingdon has left families living in "developing world conditions", according to the area's MP.

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

Other

Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Long-term B&B use reaches decade-high; ex-DPP says professionals who fail to report child abuse should be prosecuted; and families cut back on healthy food due to cash shortage, all in the news today.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

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

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.

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

Other

Monday, October 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of Scottish families face multiple disadvantage, children say they want more time with parents, and a warning over impending child benefit cuts, all in the news today.

YMCA chief criticises housing benefit cut plans

News

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The boss of the UK's largest provider of supported accommodation for young people has warned the government that cutting housing benefit for under-25s will not solve the problem of long-term youth unemployment.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

News

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.

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

News

Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is to face a legal challenge to controversial welfare reforms after the Child Poverty Action Group announced it has issued proceedings for judicial review.

Number of families living in B&Bs on the rise

News

Friday, September 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Benefit cuts and rising household debts have been blamed for an increase in the number of families forced to live in emergency bed and breakfast accommodation.

Daily roundup: The Technical Baccalaureate, food banks and school sports for disabled children

Other

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Miliband pledges help for "forgotten" young people, fears over disabled children missing out on school sports, and record numbers of Welsh families receive help from food banks, all in the news today.

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.

Daily roundup: Young offenders, youth work and youth homlessness

Other

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board cool on plans to close young adult prisons; consultation launched on future of youth services in Wiltshire; and youth homeless charity receives cash boost, all in the news today.

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

News

Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils may be unable to provide emergency support for families in crisis as a result of government funding changes, local government leaders have warned.

Tens of thousands set to lose legal advice

News

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to 70,000 young people struggling with problems relating to issues such as homelessness and employment face losing access to free legal advice due to government plans to cut the legal aid budget by 350m, a report has warned.

Daily roundup: Loughton warning, youth premium and asylum tragedy

Other

Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Government warned on family policy, proposals for youth premium, and concerns over "flawed" support system for asylum seekers, all in the news roundup today.

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Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, benefits and child poverty

A fearless campaigner: Polly Neate, Shelter chief executive

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

General election 2019: Welfare and care

Benefit cuts to be challenged in High Court

MP calls for emergency housing programme to help families in crisis

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

YMCA chief criticises housing benefit cut plans

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

Number of families living in B&Bs on the rise

Daily roundup: The Technical Baccalaureate, food banks and school sports for disabled children

General election 2019: Key policy guide

Daily roundup: Young offenders, youth work and youth homlessness

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

Tens of thousands set to lose legal advice

Daily roundup: Loughton warning, youth premium and asylum tragedy

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