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April 2, 2019

Children growing up in poverty 'endure hunger and shame'

Children in low-income families are going hungry and are being exposed to feelings of shame and social exclusion because of lack of money and food, new research from UCL, published by Child Poverty Action Group shows.
January 28, 2019

League tables 'punish and reward wrong schools', new analysis shows

Secondary school league tables "punish and reward the wrong schools" by failing to take pupil background into account, according to new research from the University of Bristol.
August 4, 2018

More children are going hungry during summer holidays, say teachers

A survey of 657 secondary teachers found growing concern that young people are not getting enough to eat over the summer holidays.
August 3, 2018

Call for foodbank donations as children's need for emergency food rises in school holidays

An increase in demand for emergency food for children drove increased foodbank need during the summer holidays last year, Trussell Trust reveals.
April 6, 2018

Eligibility for free school meals under Universal Credit

The IFS says about 160,000 children who would have qualified for free school meals under the legacy benefits system will find themselves ineligible under Universal Credit.
February 9, 2018

Government free school meals decision 'deeply disappointing'

The Children’s Society has criticised the government's decision to press ahead with plans that will see one million children in poverty miss out on free school meals under Universal Credit.
December 19, 2017

A million children in poverty to miss out on free school meals under Universal Credit

One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals under universal credit proposals, new findings from The Children’s Society reveal.
February 16, 2013

Call for free school meals for children in poverty goes to Downing Street

The Children’s Society and 38 Degrees have joined forces to call on the government to make free school meals available to all children in poverty.
April 27, 2012

Hungry pupils face an uncertain future

Teachers in England are witnessing increasing numbers of pupils coming into school "hungry", "dirty" and "struggling to concentrate" since the economic crisis began, according to a Prince’s Trust and Times Educational Supplement survey. Interviews with over 500 secondary school teachers painted a bleak picture.
April 20, 2012

Faith groups and church leaders back free school meals campaign

The Anglican Archbishop of York is among those backing calls from charities to make sure that all children living with poverty can get a free school meal.