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🏠 Renters at risk of needing a food bank - 105,000
🏠 Private renting households receiving housing support who don't get enough to cover their rent - 900,000
🏠 Private renters receiving housing support have gone without essentials like food and heating in the past six months because they couldn't afford them - 62%
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The government is rolling out a Healthy Babies programme to every local authority in England, as part of its efforts to expand a Sure Start-type system of help for deprived children and families. theguardian.com/society/2026…
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Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years bbc.in/3VlybaN
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EXC: An estimated 150,000 children have been lifted out of poverty in the six months since Labour scrapped the two-child benefit limit. Labour party chair Bridget Phillipson will reveal the scale of change delivered by scrapping the cap in her speech today.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/c…
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We've published new research today on how the cost-of-living crisis is damaging family life and the quality of childhood itself.
Some key stats:
- 79% of parents polled are finding it harder to raise children because of the cost of living compared with two years ago
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No one imagines that they'll need to turn to a food bank.
But right now, millions of people need their support because they don't have enough income to survive.
Watch this animated documentary by Glasseye which shares real stories of people and food banks across the UK 👉 crunchpointfilm.co.uk
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One in four young people aged 16 to 24 are struggling with mental health issues - according to a major independent review commissioned by the government.
Professor Peter Fonagy, who led the investigation, dismissed claims that the current young generation are "snowflakes" - and said there had been a significant rise in distress, anxiety and depression.
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Universal Credit doesn't know the price of a milk. Or heating. Or the bus.
It doesn't cover the essentials, leaving millions with no option but to turn to a food bank.
✋ It's time we changed this. We're calling for Universal Credit to be set based on actual living costs.
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'Everything is harder when you’re hungry' – the kids praying for free school meals mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ev…
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🔎 New report out!
Growing up in poverty increases the likelihood of being NEET - not in employment, education or training - as a young adult, and inadequate income holds young people back from returning to earning or learning.
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One in 10 Irish children are deprived of basic necessities as Ireland sees a sharp rise in child poverty despite a strong growth in average incomes, research suggests
rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/090…
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Children as young as SIX suffering mental health crises and turning to A&E after failing to get help elsewhere trib.al/MHXi8ni
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Young people ‘experiencing distress and loneliness at every turn’, experts find
Read in full: independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
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Can anyone be too poor to buy a toothbrush? Yes – I know, because that was me | Katriona O'Sullivan | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Universal Credit isn’t set based on the cost of essentials.
No independent evidence. No review. Just political decisions.
Millions are being forced to turn to food banks as a result.
✋ We’re calling for an independent process that sets Universal Credit based on real costs.
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The @EduPolicyInst's latest analysis has found nearly a quarter of households with a child under five are living in food poverty.
Read our response as we call for continued action to ensure support reaches the children and families in need.⬇️
local.gov.uk/about/news/near…
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A million young lives on hold: Why mental health support must start earlier | Children's Commissioner childrenscommissioner.gov.uk…
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Over one million children referred for mental healthcare - with anxiety the main reason bbc.in/4xZfQPK
