All news on the topic: Child Poverty

Researcher David Clarke has given away £100,000 in inheritance money by picking twelve strangers at random and letting them how decide how the cash should be spent.

A study by the Education Policy Institute think tank today lays bare the gulf between kids from different backgrounds, including how poorer children are more than 18 months behind wealthier pals

Some 4.2 million children are in households that have no spare cash, with parents feeling cost-of-living pressures over Christmas - as the Chancellor is called upon to take action

Tackling poverty and hunger in your community can begin with a trip to your local Post Office

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said the number of children in extreme poverty has almost tripled to more than one million with many struggling to get the food they need

It comes as figures show a whopping £19 billion worth of benefits go unclaimed each year across the UK - as many don't realise what they are entitled to

A charity which is dedicated to helping children and young people who have experienced financial hardship says three in five are at risk of falling behind

Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand

A 'baby bank' in London is helping desperate parents who cannot afford basic necessities for their children including nappies, clothes and toys. Volunteers expect 2023 to be even busier than 2022