UK Government Unveils New Child Poverty Strategy
The UK government has published a new strategy to tackle child poverty, focusing on parental employment and early years support. Discover the key policies and expert reactions.
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Two-child benefit limit scrapped, but child poverty fight continues
The new Labour government has abolished the controversial two-child benefit limit. While a vital step, experts warn far more action is needed to truly tackle the UK's deep-seated child poverty crisis. Read the analysis.
Government launches child poverty strategy
Prime Minister Keir Starmer sets out a moral and economic case for tackling child poverty, with a key £3bn move to scrap the two-child benefit cap. The strategy aims to help 550,000 children by 2030.
Labour's Strategy to Tackle UK Child Poverty Crisis
Labour's new child poverty strategy aims to lift 550,000 children above the poverty line by 2030, tackling the stark reality that most poor children now live in working families. Discover the plan's key measures.
Labour's child poverty plan targets 550,000 children
The government unveils its long-awaited child poverty strategy, pledging to scrap the two-child benefit cap and improve housing. Critics argue the plan lacks ambitious, binding targets for real change.
Millions seek church help in cost-of-living crisis
New research reveals millions are seeking help from churches for food, heating, and debt this Christmas. Discover how communities are responding and where to find support.
Ice sculpture spotlights UK fuel poverty crisis
A chilling ice sculpture in London reveals the UK's fuel poverty crisis. With bills rising, millions face impossible choices between warmth and essentials. Urgent action is needed.
Poll: 67% of Brits Worry About Christmas Costs
A new poll reveals 67% of Britons are concerned about affording essentials this Christmas. Discover the findings and calls for government action.
UK's warm banks expand as energy costs and winter hit
As the energy price cap rises and Arctic air sweeps the UK, thousands seek refuge in community warm spaces. Share your experience with the warm bank phenomenon.
Breakfast Clubs Save Families £450 in Cost of Living Push
New government initiative launches 500 free school breakfast clubs in deprived areas, saving families up to £450 annually and helping children start the day with a healthy meal.
1 in 7 UK parents can't afford winter coats for kids
A Plymouth teen's story of shivering in a thin cardigan highlights a national crisis. Barnardo's research reveals 300,000 UK children may lack a warm coat this winter. Discover how you can help.
300,000 UK children may lack winter coats, charity warns
Dame Helen Mirren expresses heartbreak as Barnardo's research reveals hundreds of thousands of UK children face winter without warm clothing. Support the charity's appeal.
Pensioners use burial funds for emergency bills
Exclusive: One in five low-income pensioners find a £50 emergency bill 'impossible' as desperate older people pull their own teeth and raid burial funds to survive. Urgent government action needed.
Leicester has UK's lowest disposable household income
Leicester ranks bottom in UK for disposable income as cost of living crisis deepens. Discover how low pay and austerity measures are affecting families.
Trump's Food Stamp Cuts Threaten Millions of Americans
Former President Donald Trump proposes sweeping cuts to SNAP programme that could leave vulnerable Americans without essential food assistance during economic uncertainty.
Gambling tax could rescue 75,000 children from poverty
Exclusive analysis reveals how redirecting gambling levy funds could transform lives amid Britain's growing poverty crisis, as benefit caps push families to breaking point.
Kimmel warns of food bank crisis amid SNAP cuts
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel uses his platform to expose devastating consequences of proposed SNAP cuts, highlighting the growing reliance on food banks and the human cost of political decisions.
Jess Phillips Reveals Shocking Child Poverty in Commons
Labour MP Jess Phillips delivers powerful testimony about childhood deprivation in Britain, challenging the government's record on poverty during debate on Dame Louise Casey's landmark report.
Labour resists 'big red button' solution to child poverty
Exclusive analysis reveals why the Labour government is resisting immediate welfare reforms that could lift nearly half a million children from poverty, opting instead for a cautious economic approach.
Trump's SNAP cuts spark outrage and hunger fears
Former President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict SNAP benefits has ignited fierce backlash from anti-poverty groups and Democratic lawmakers, raising concerns about a looming hunger crisis across America.
Billionaires double wealth while poverty crisis deepens
Shocking Oxfam report exposes how billionaires' wealth has doubled since 2020 while nearly 5 billion people face devastating poverty - with Trump's tax cuts fuelling the inequality fire.
Cold homes crisis: Energy bills making millions ill
New analysis reveals how unaffordable heating costs are creating a devastating public health emergency, with vulnerable households facing impossible choices between warmth and basic necessities.
Living Hell: The Truth About Britain's Most Neglected Town
Exclusive investigation reveals the grim reality of life in a forgotten UK town where residents face daily battles with crime, unemployment and crumbling infrastructure.
Food Bank Crisis as Benefits Lapse Sparks Hunger Fears
UK food banks face unprecedented strain as vital government food assistance programmes expire, leaving vulnerable families struggling to afford basic essentials amid rising food costs.
Argentina's Austerity Crisis: Milei's Painful Economic Cure
As President Javier Milei's radical economic shock therapy bites deeper, ordinary Argentinians face unprecedented hardship with soaring poverty and vanishing social safety nets.
Hygiene Poverty Crisis Grips UK Schools Amid Soaring Costs
Soaring living costs are pushing families into hygiene poverty, with schools across Britain now supplying basic toiletries and period products to struggling pupils.
Household Support Fund crisis: Millions face financial cliff edge
Exclusive investigation reveals how the termination of the Household Support Fund is pushing vulnerable families into deeper poverty across Britain, with councils warning of catastrophic consequences.
Emilia Clarke joins child poverty campaign with MPs
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke unites with MPs and charities in urgent call for government to reinstate legally-binding child poverty targets as crisis deepens across Britain.
Household Support Fund Faces Axe Amid Cost Crisis
Exclusive: Labour government confronts difficult decision over future of vital crisis fund as councils warn of 'devastating consequences' for vulnerable families.
Broken Britain: London Poverty Crisis Deepens
Shocking new data reveals how areas like Jaywick and London boroughs show escalating deprivation, food bank reliance, and child poverty amid Britain's growing inequality divide.
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