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Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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Singer Zayn Malik has written to the prime minister calling for free school meals for all children in families on Universal credit, ahead of next week’s budget.

Child poverty rising in key worker families – study

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Friday, August 5, 2022

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One in five key worker families in the UK has children living in poverty, according to research by the TUC.

Universal free school meals funding rises by just 7p a pupil

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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The Department for Education has increased funding for universal infant free school meals in response to the cost of living rise, but campaigners warn the funding is inadequate.

Cost of living support package to bring only 'temporary relief' to families

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Friday, May 27, 2022

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Charities and campaigners have welcomed the Chancellor’s short-term measures to support families struggling with the soaring cost of bills and inflation, but warn they are not a long-term solution to child poverty and growing inequalities

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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Research carried out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on behalf of baby bank charity Little Village, reveals that around half of the 4.2 million children in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five.

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Thousands of nursery children that are eligible for free school meals could be missing out on the benefit, according to an analysis by the Education Policy Institute.

Children in poverty miss out on dress-up days

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Monday, March 28, 2022

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Children from poorer families are missing out on dress-up days at school and other special occasions and events because of the costs associated with them, Child Poverty Action Group research has found.

Millions of low-income families to 'face a crunch point' with bills rise in April

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Monday, February 7, 2022

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Millions of low-income workers face a ‘perfect storm’ this April with universal credit falling behind the cost of living as energy bills and taxes rise, warns a national trade union.

Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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Rising energy bills will push the poorest families even deeper into poverty, according to an analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

More than half of black children growing up in poverty, warns Labour

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

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According to Labour party analysis of Government figures, the number of children from black households growing up in poverty has more than doubled since 2010.

Schools acting as ‘first responders’ to families impacted by Covid

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

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The pandemic has driven more families living in poverty to turn to schools for ‘basic needs’ such as adequate food and clothing, finds new research.

Cross-party MPs call on ministers to look into impact of Covid-19 on low-income families

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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The Government is being urged to commission in-depth research examining the impact of the pandemic on struggling families and children living in poverty.

Families with children under five face ‘steep rises’ in poverty, warns research

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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A new evidence review, published today by the Nuffield Foundation, finds that more than one in three children in the UK are living in poverty, amounting to 2.2 million under-fives.

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a new campaign calling on MPs to back recommendations to end child food poverty.

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body which advises the Government, says the youngest and most deprived in society need to be the focus of the UK’s pandemic recovery.

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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More than half a million children have become eligible for free school meals during the pandemic, Labour estimates.

Coalition calls for 'credible' plan from Government to end Child Poverty

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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The End Child Poverty Coalition says the Government owes it to ‘our children’ to come up with a plan to tackle poverty as figures show a 'dramatic' rise.

Scotland: lone parents need more support to find jobs, charities warn

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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Scotland’s child poverty targets are ‘destined for failure’ unless single parents and carers receive better support to obtain good-quality jobs, charities warn.

Over a million children under five living in poverty - report

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

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A third of children aged under five are living in poverty, a new report by the baby bank charity Little Village and Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.

Coronavirus: Urgent action needed to improve ‘inadequate’ food parcels

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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The Government has demanded ‘urgent’ action on ‘completely unacceptable’ food parcels sent to children as replacements for free school meals during lockdown.

One million children living in poverty ineligible for free school meals

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Over a million children in the UK who live below the poverty line are not eligible for free school meals, new analysis from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found.

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

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Monday, November 9, 2020

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Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

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More than 50 public health experts have signed a letter to the Chancellor and health secretary, calling for an increase in the value of the Healthy Start vouchers for low-income families.

Mounting pressure on Government to extend free school meals for October half term

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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MPs will debate funding the provision of free school meals over the school holidays this afternoon (21 October), following mounting pressure from the Labour party in the run-up to October half term.

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Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

Child poverty rising in key worker families – study

Universal free school meals funding rises by just 7p a pupil

Cost of living support package to bring only 'temporary relief' to families

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Children in poverty miss out on dress-up days

Millions of low-income families to 'face a crunch point' with bills rise in April

Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

More than half of black children growing up in poverty, warns Labour

Schools acting as ‘first responders’ to families impacted by Covid

Cross-party MPs call on ministers to look into impact of Covid-19 on low-income families

Families with children under five face ‘steep rises’ in poverty, warns research

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

Coalition calls for 'credible' plan from Government to end Child Poverty

Scotland: lone parents need more support to find jobs, charities warn

Over a million children under five living in poverty - report

Coronavirus: Urgent action needed to improve ‘inadequate’ food parcels

One million children living in poverty ineligible for free school meals

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

Mounting pressure on Government to extend free school meals for October half term

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