One in five children in poverty in every London borough but Richmond
In every London borough except Richmond, more than one in five children are growing up in poverty, data has shown.
Abolition of two-child cap set to lift half a million children out of poverty
Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed plans to abolish the two-child benefit cap, which is set to lift around half a million
One child per London classroom is homeless, report reveals
One child per London classroom is homeless, new analysis from a group of London councils revealed today.
Majority of Londoners support new law to end child poverty
More than three-quarters of people in the UK would support a new parliamentary Bill to end child poverty, a survey
Increasing numbers of UK children pushed into poverty by the ‘ridiculous’ two-child limit
The number of children impacted by the two-child limit to benefit payments across the UK has significantly increased in the
London Challenge Poverty Week spotlights swelling child poverty problem
Several organisations are working together to highlight the issues surrounding child poverty in London, and hoping to implement solutions to
Liz Truss’s energy plan is ‘too little too late’ for children in poverty, baby bank warns
Liz Truss’s energy plan is ‘too little too late’ for children in poverty this winter, a baby bank has warned.
A third of children in the UK will go hungry this winter
A worrying report from The Childhood Trust predicts that 34% of children in the UK will go hungry over the
Universal Credit cuts to be ‘devastating’ for youth in South London’s poorest areas
Upcoming cuts to universal credit may push thousands of children and young people into poverty in South London’s poorest boroughs, local charities and councillors have warned.
Wandsworth food bank welcomes largest ever food poverty study
A Wandsworth food bank welcomed the UK’s largest ever study into poverty and food insecurity, which found people forced to
Huge rise in Wandsworth Foodbank handouts in one of UK’s richest boroughs
Volunteers at a foodbank in one of the country’s richest areas say they’ve handed out more than 11,000 food parcels