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September 18, 2018

Children's Society calls for urgent action to tackle child poverty

The Children's Society says concrete action is needed to tackle the scale of poverty among UK children, with all the damage it can do to their well-being, education and life chances.
September 17, 2018

Social Metrics Commission launches a new measure of UK poverty

The Social Metrics Commission, founded in 2016, has developed a new approach to measuring poverty.
September 13, 2018

Duties to promote socio-economic equality in Scotland 'have had little impact'

Duties to promote socio-economic equality, introduced into Scottish legislation during the past four years, have had little measurable impact, a new report finds.
July 24, 2018

Child poverty rose last year as incomes for poorest families fell, says Resolution Foundation

The proportion of children in poverty has grown by 21 per cent between 2011 and 2016, says the Resolution Foundation.
June 13, 2018

Gaps in provision for millions of children, warns Children's Commissioner

Research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies shows the rate of child poverty today is roughly double the rate of pensioner poverty.
May 14, 2018

UK rich 'increase their wealth by £274 billion over five years'

New analysis by The Equality Trust reveals that the richest 1,000 people in the UK have Increased their wealth by £66 billion in the past year.
May 8, 2018

Save the Children statement on the proposed EU Budget

Save the Children calls on the EU to be more ambitious for children in Europe, with priority given to combatting child poverty.
May 7, 2018

Children living in poverty in working households up by 1 million since 2010, says TUC

The number of children growing up in poverty in working households is set to be one million higher this year than in 2010, according to new TUC research.
April 25, 2018

Action for Children comments on latest foodbank figures

Action for Children says the decision to break the link between children’s benefits and living costs was a terrible mistake that ministers must fix urgently.
April 20, 2018

Welsh Government 'cannot allow UK Government to plunge more Welsh children into poverty'

Welsh Minsters say they cannot be silent as UK Government’s tax and welfare reforms threaten to plunge 50,000 more Welsh children into poverty and increase levels of deprivation for the most vulnerable families.