MILLIONS of pounds that had been earmarked to offset the two-child benefit cap in Scotland will now be spent on tackling ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The UK government recently unveiled its child poverty strategy, with the removal of the two-child limit on benefits payments as the centrepiece. What's sobering is how ...

The UK government is expected to soon publish its ten-year child poverty strategy, designed to tackle the root causes of poverty for children. Poverty is an issue for families from all backgrounds.

Figures from the Department of State and Pensions (DWP) show 25 percent of children in the UK in 2022-23 were living in absolute poverty, up from 23.8 percent the previous year. This is the largest ...

A new charity aimed at tackling bed poverty among children has just delivered its first beds to families in need. Rise and Shine Norfolk was set up by Sara Kenny, from Hethersett near Norwich, after ...

This week is the beginning of the end of one of the worst policies for children in modern times, writes Alison Garnham ...

A misleading comparison of child poverty rates across Nordic countries and the UK has been made on social media by using incorrect and out-of-date data. A Sept. 11 post, opens new tab titled “Child ...

In a stark admission on 1 September 2025, UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was 'ashamed' of soaring child poverty levels, now affecting 4.5 million children. Her remarks come as ...

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused Nigel Farage of being 'all over the place' on the two child benefit limit as the Reform leader said his party would vote against the changes ...

The Labour government in November 2025 confirmed it will do away with the cap for benefits and that the measure will come ...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to slash £15 billion in public spending in the Labour government’s Spring Statement has already thrown tens of thousands of children deeper into poverty. The cuts ...

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...