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Labour urged to end two-child benefits cap as research reveals policy pushing families into poverty theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Tomorrow is an unhappy birthday, 7 years since the start of the two-child limit to benefit payments

We love birthdays 🎂 but this isn't one to celebrate 😔 today we are taking this message to Department for Work and Pensions

All political parties must pledge to scrap this Sibling Tax

#AllKidsCount

We’re urging Jeremy Hunt to extend the Household Support Fund beyond March, so that families facing hardship, hunger, and unexpected costs are able to get the help they need. Take action now: bit.ly/3wgu2Ix 📢 #SaveCrisisSupport

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Why children who don’t play can develop anxiety; “Temporary accommodation can be toxic for children and should be treated as an urgent public health crisis,” said Laurence Guinness, ceo childhood poverty charity The Childhood Trust inews.co.uk/news/housing/h…

New research by Barnardo’s on the growing crisis of bed and bedding requests for children, echoes our findings on the impact of deep poverty on children. Along with 120 org’s, we call on Jeremy Hunt to take urgent action now to extend the Household Support Fund Beyond March.

Children’s emergency mental health referrals in England soar by 53% theguardian.com/society/2024/f…

💬 We asked kids: What’s your favourite thing about school dinners?

Here’s what they said ⬇️

We’re delighted to support #ChildrenAtTheTable . We want the next Government to be a champion for the 700,000 children living in poverty in London today.

Sign this petition and let’s make sure the next Prime Minister is a champion for our children!
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We’re excited to announce that we have been selected as one of three charities to partner with Bank of England over the next two years. This partnership will allow us to continue our vital work and together, we will ensure every child in London can be prepared for life in 2024.

📢New research!📢

Today we launch groundbreaking research with Kingston University funded by Nuffield Foundation analysing 3.6m social work assessments to identify 12 categories of demand present across #ChildrensSocialCare in England.

Read the report here 👉buff.ly/3O2ZC2t (1/5)

No child or young person should ever be forced to sleep rough or live on someone's sofa. Please sign this petition for change: Create a national strategy to end youth homelessness petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6429…

No child should go hungry. So we’re delighted that the Mayor of London is funding free school meals for another year Remember to register for Free School Meals so you and your child's school get all the funding and support they’re entitled to. london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

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Increasing Numbers of Children in Deep Poverty - BBC News Bulletin featuring our latest research youtu.be/IpexgVSIpAo?si… via YouTube

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A survey of 7,500 teenagers by Youth Endowment Fund confirms the link between poverty and youth violence. A third of teenagers in families who rely on food banks were found to be victims of violence in the last year.
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Today is our everyday rights conference in Westminster. We are bringing together over 150 anti-poverty experts, campaigners, academics & MPs to look at the state of poverty and human rights in the UK. #EverydayRights2023 #FightPovertyWithRights

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Thousands of low-income private renters are pushed out of central areas, accelerating the “suburbanisation” of poverty, according to a new study.
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