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New research shows young carers spend an average of  25 hours a week caring for loved ones, and are effectively ‘on call’ overnight.

The UNHCR says the steep decline in enrolment between primary and secondary school is a direct result of lack of funding for refugee education.

Children with poor vocabulary skills are twice as likely to be unemployed when they grow up, and over 60 per cent of children in Young Offender Institutions have communication difficulties.

The Pregnancy and Baby Payment provides £600 for a first child and £300 for any siblings thereafter, whilst the Early Learning Payment is £250 for a child aged between two and three-and-a-half.