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December 14, 2020

UNICEF warns child poverty will remain above pre-COVID levels in high-income countries

In high income countries, only two per cent of fiscal stimulus was allocated to support children during the first wave of COVID-19
December 3, 2020

NAO investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme

At the start of the scheme, 11.2 per cent of schools were more than five kilometres from the nearest participating store.
December 2, 2020

Scottish government provides over £540 million in benefit payments since launch of new system

Seven benefits are completely new, and the others are more generous than the UK benefits they replace.
December 2, 2020

At least 4 children killed in artillery shelling in Hodeida, Yemen

International powers fuelling this crisis must do anything possible in order to ensure that children and their families are protected, says Save the Children.
November 30, 2020

Hundreds of ‘invisible children’ in England locked away without legal protection

A significant number of extremely vulnerable children end up in places that are not even registered with Ofsted, let alone registered as secure homes.
November 27, 2020

Church of England warned that religious selection of pupils can be racially discriminatory

Indirect racial discrimination leads to marginalised families accessing poorer performing schools and thus inhibits the life chances of their children, says the Accord Coalition.
November 27, 2020

Number of households subject to the benefit cap reaches 170,000

The cap should be suspended during the pandemic so the lowest income parents can meet their children‘s basic needs, says Child Poverty Action Group.
November 13, 2020

Latest Trussell Trust foodbank figures 'tip of the iceberg'

It is not right that any of us are forced to rely on a charity for food at any time, says the Trussell Trust.
November 11, 2020

Inquiry finds Catholic Church prioritised reputation over the welfare of children

The Catholic Church prioritised its own reputation over the welfare of vulnerable children for decades, according to a report published on 10 November 2020 by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
November 9, 2020

UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics

As COVID-19 disrupts immunisation services worldwide, millions of children are at heightened risk of preventable childhood diseases.