Children from poorer backgrounds twice as likely to be unemployed
Children from poorer backgrounds are twice as likely to be out of work because of a “youth jobs gap” between rich and poor, a new study suggests. Research by charity
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Tag: Child Poverty
Children going hungry as free school meals not offered to low-income families
Children are going hungry as free school meals are not offered to many whose parents are on a low income, a new study suggests. A report for the Child Poverty
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Sturgeon defends record despite ‘regrettable’ rise in child poverty
Nicola Sturgeon has described a rise in child poverty as “deeply regrettable” as she defended her government’s record on the issue. The First Minister argued the welfare policies of the
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Think tank warns rising child poverty risks reaching 20-year high in Scotland
Child poverty is increasing and will hit a 20-year high, pushing an extra 60,000 children into poverty, the Scottish Government has been warned. Rising levels of child poverty over the
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Scottish projects tackling child poverty to share £450,000 funding
Funding for projects aimed at tackling child poverty has been announced by the Scottish Government. The seven organisations which support families in financial difficulty across Scotland will receive a share
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Over half a million families missing out on child benefit since rules change
More than half a million fewer families are receiving child benefit since rule changes were introduced six years ago, figures show. Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister, said women
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Child poverty set for ‘sharp rise’ amid stagnating living standards and welfare cuts
Child poverty risks hitting record levels in the next few years amid “stagnating” living standards for households, a new study suggests. The Resolution Foundation said the incomes of typical working-age
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Hostile ‘gatekeeping’ leaving thousands of children living in appalling conditions
Thousands of children are growing up in poverty in Britain after being treated like “second-class citizens” because of the “hostile environment” policy, a report claims. It says many children of
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Two-thirds of Scots children experience early life adversity, study finds
Two-thirds of Scottish children experience early life adversity – such as domestic violence or parental drug misuse – according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found
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Scots in poverty urged to join new panel being set up to tackle issue
People in poverty are being urged to apply to become members of a new panel focused on the issue. Bill Scott of disability pressure group Inclusion Scotland has been appointed
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