Single parents owed millions of pounds for child maintenance, study reveals
Single parents in parts of the UK are owed millions of pounds in unpaid child maintenance, a new study shows. More than £6 million is owed in areas of West
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Tag: Child Poverty
UK Government accused of characterising child poverty as a ‘lifestyle choice’
The UK Government has tried to characterise poverty as a “lifestyle choice” while sweeping its effects on children “under the carpet”, Equalities Secretary Angela Constance has said. Ms Constance blasted
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Children’s Commissioner calls for increase in child benefit for poorest families
Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner has backed calls for the Scottish Government to use new powers to top up child benefit payments to the poorest families. Tam Baillie said the move, recommended
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Domestic abuse and child poverty Bills among package of legislation unveiled by SNP
Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled a package of legislation aimed at boosting Scotland’s economy in the wake of the Brexit vote, but has also pledged the “immediate introduction” of legislation for
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Think tank urges Government to put more effort into alleviating poverty
Poverty could be effectively eliminated for the “Brexit generation” by 2030 if the Government puts more effort into helping the poor, a think tank has said. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Scottish Government set ambitious new targets to tackle child poverty
Ambitious new targets which could reduce the number of children living in “persistent poverty” to less than one in 20 by the year 2030 have been announced by the Scottish
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More than half a million living in poverty in Greater Manchester, report reveals
More than half a million people in Greater Manchester are living in poverty despite its economic success, a report has found. Greater Manchester – which is the UK’s third largest
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New research reveals cost of poverty to public services at £78 billion
Poverty costs the UK taxpayer £78 billion a year in additional public service spending and lost taxes, according to a new report. The research, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,
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Fifth of parents will miss meal in summer so children can eat, study claims
One in five parents will skip a meal during the summer holidays so there will be enough food for their children, a new study reveals. Research by the Trussell Trust
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First Minister pledges new approach to tackle child poverty in Scotland
Legislation aimed at helping to eradicate child poverty in Scotland has been announced by Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister said the Child Poverty Bill will set out a new approach
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