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

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.

Parents struggling to afford basics for children, study finds

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Monday, August 21, 2017

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Inflation and the current benefits freeze are widening the gap between what families with children have and what they need to cover the basic costs of living, a Child Poverty Action Group study has claimed.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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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.

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

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

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

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

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Monday, January 11, 2016

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Parenting classes will be made more accessible to parents as part of government plans to tackle poverty and improve children's life chances.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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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

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Parents will have their child benefit payments docked if they fail to pay truancy fines Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

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

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

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Monday, September 7, 2015

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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.

Budget 2015: Charities hit out at £12bn welfare cuts

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

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Plans to cut £12bn from the welfare bill by reducing entitlement to child tax credits and lowering the benefit cap will have a detrimental impact on children and young people, charities have warned.

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Fifth of families struggle to buy food, campaigners warn

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Friday, May 22, 2015

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One in five families are struggling to provide their children with basic food and heating due to below-inflation rises to children's benefits, child poverty campaigners are warning.

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

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

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

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

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All children's social workers will be trained in advanced psychological counselling techniques as part of a radical shake-up of child protection services in Hertfordshire, funded with nearly £5m of government money.

Childcare providers should do more to tackle child poverty, says commission

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Monday, January 5, 2015

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The government's advisory body on social mobility has urged early years providers and local authorities to do more to tackle child poverty.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

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Monday, December 15, 2014

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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.

MPs: Teach children how to cook on a budget to beat hunger

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Monday, December 8, 2014

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Fewer families would go hungry in the future if schools were required to teach budgeting and parenting skills, MPs have concluded.

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

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Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

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

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

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An expansion of the Troubled Families initiative is to focus on tackling poor health and supporting children under the age of five, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has revealed.

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

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

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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.

Children's commissioner to investigate impact of family immigration rules

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

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The Office of the Children's Commissioner for England has launched an investigation into the harm family immigration rule changes are causing to children.

Children's charities attack government child poverty plans

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Friday, June 27, 2014

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The government has been criticised by children's charities for failing to make any significant changes to its revised child poverty strategy.

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

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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.

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

Parents struggling to afford basics for children, study finds

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

Budget 2015: Charities hit out at £12bn welfare cuts

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

Fifth of families struggle to buy food, campaigners warn

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

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

Childcare providers should do more to tackle child poverty, says commission

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

MPs: Teach children how to cook on a budget to beat hunger

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

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

Children's commissioner to investigate impact of family immigration rules

Children's charities attack government child poverty plans

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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