child poverty
Labour conference: Liz Kendall vows child poverty will be reduced by end of this Parliament
Tackling child poverty is a priority for the Labour government and 'it is a personal priority for me '.
Scotland and Wales have promised Free School Meals to all primary school children, why can’t England, campaigners ask?
As calls grow for the government to implement the policy nationwide to help lift children out of poverty, Labour continues to face criticism for its controversial decision to maintain the two-child benefit cap.
New research reveals devastating impact of the two-child benefit cap
The study found that 23 percent of families with three children and 26 percent of families with four or more children experienced food insecurity in June, compared to 17 percent of households with one or two children and 12 percent of households without children.
Zarah Sultana perfectly explains why Labour must scrap the two-child benefit cap
Labour’s Zarah Sultana has explained perfectly why Labour needs to scrap the cap and also said that the party can fund the commitment, it’s ‘just a matter of political will’.
4 facts which show how cruel the two-child benefit cap is
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would lift 300,000 children out of poverty
‘Cruel’ two-child benefit cap now affects 1.6 million children
"Of the 1.6 million children in households affected by the policy, 52% of children were in households with three children, 29% in households with four children, and 19% are in households with five or more children.”