Mean property and financial wealth in London and the South East grew 150 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively, in the decade up to 2018. In contrast, it increased by just three per cent in the North East of England.
The right to food is enshrined in international human rights law treaties that the UK has signed and is generally understood as part of the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to health.
Nearly 2,000 families are living in B&Bs, which typically have shared kitchen and bathroom facilities, and the Commissioner estimates that around 90,000 children are living in families who are sofa-surfing.
Child Poverty Action Group is urging the Government to protect children in low-income families facing extra financial pressure and the loss of free school meals.
A plan for prosperity must include fixes to the fundamental design flaws and funding shortfalls that have left Universal Credit unfit for purpose, says Child Poverty Action Group.
A new reportfollowing an investigation published by the community organising charity Citizens UK reveals that secondary school pupils entitled to free school meals lose out on £65 million a year because they are unable to roll over their unused change.