Bedford T&C1 天
Housing benefit insufficient for nearly half of Bedford families with children – as ...
Housing benefit is insufficient for nearly half of households with children living in private rental accommodation in Bedford ...
Map lays bare UK’s poverty crisis with HALF of kids living below breadline in hardest-hit ...
A MAP has laid bare the UK’s poverty crisis with half of kids living below the breadline in the hardest-hit areas. The ...
news.stv10 天
Scottish progress on child poverty 'to outstrip rest of UK'
Scotland’s child poverty rate could fall to 21.8% by January 2029 from the current rate – believed to be 23.7%, according to ...
The Big Issue4 天
Labour's housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour's decision to freeze local housing allowance rates will leave almost one million children in households hit by housing ...
Children & Young People Now9 天
Economic growth alone will not reduce child poverty, report warns
The government’s drive to grow the economy will not be enough on its own to reduce child poverty, the Joseph Rowntree ...
Evening Standard on MSN6 天
Poverty bigger issue for families in England than rest of UK – health visitors
with 86% of health visitors citing poverty affecting families and leading them to need further support. In Scotland, Wales ...
New child poverty figures shame the West Midlands with two Birmingham areas the UK's worst
More than one in three children on average are living in poverty in the West Midlands as respected Foundation demands change ...
glasgowtimes6 天
'Child poverty targets have focused minds but more action needed'
The Scottish Government’s child poverty targets have “focused minds”, a Holyrood committee has said, but more action is needed to meet them.
High childcare costs among issues highlighted in rights watchdog’s report to UN
The rising cost of childcare and reduced access to it in recent years have been raised by Britain’s human rights watchdog as ...
Scotland only part of UK to see child poverty rates fall by 2029
Scotland is the only part of the UK projected to reduce child poverty by 2029, driven by policies like the Scottish Child Payment, a new ...
The Independent on MSN10 天
Economic growth alone not enough to cut poverty, says charity
The JRF said the figures equate to around two in every 10 adults and three in every 10 children being in poverty. Child poverty rates are highest in England (30%) and Wales (29%), compared with ...
Irish Sun10 天
Map lays bare UK’s poverty crisis with HALF of kids living below breadline in hardest-hit ...
Meanwhile, the data shows that child poverty rates in Scotland (24%) are considerably lower than those in England (30%) and Wales (29%). In Northern Ireland, the rate is a lower but nonetheless ...