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January 8, 2021

One million Universal Credit claimants have deductions from their payments

Households are living on less than their assessed need due to deductions for an advance to cover the five week wait, finds Child Poverty Action Group.
December 22, 2020

35,000 households to be hit by benefit cap at Christmas, says CPAG

The benefit cap is increasing child poverty, and in the context of a coronavirus recession is transparently nonsensical and wrong, says Child Poverty Action Group.
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 4, 2020

National Care Forum urges government to enable visits to care homes

Locking down care homes in March was an emergency response to a virus about which little was known, but more is now understood about the risks of transmission and measures are in place to keep people safe, says the National Care Forum.
October 29, 2020

Legal challenge to 'blanket ban' approach to care home visits in higher risk areas

Relatives of people with dementia say updated guidance is unlawful as it encourages care homes in higher risk areas to institute blanket bans on family visits.
October 28, 2020

Call for 'family stimulus' to support children and economy through pandemic

We have one of the least generous social security systems of any developed country, and putting cash in families' pockets would boost the economy, say the IPPR and TUC.
October 19, 2020

Campaigners say changes to care homes visiting guidance do not go far enough

The new guidance ignores the extremely destructive effect of suspending visits, particularly on people with dementia, say campaigners.
October 14, 2020

UN experts condemn failure to repatriate families from Syrian camps

Richard Barrett, a former director of global counter-terrorism at MI6 has advocated strongly for bringing British families back to the UK.
September 19, 2020

Survey reveals impact of suspension of free travel for 11-17 year olds in London

A survey shows that the government's suspension of free and discounted travel for children and young people in London will force some families to cut back on daily living expenses and restrict children’s access to family, friends and out-of-school activities.
August 7, 2020

Number of households hit by benefit cap doubles since COVID-19

Families with children are more likely to be affected by the cap, with single parents disproportionately affected.