Entries by Rachel Walters

Youth Ambassador Speaks out on Period Poverty

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Written by Darcy, aged 17 from Kent who is an End Child Poverty Youth Ambassador. Period poverty isn’t spoken about enough but it affects 3 in 10 girls in the UK. For these girls, managing their period is a huge challenge, not just because of the lack of access to products but also due to […]

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New Research: Majority of families impacted by the two-child limit are working

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We worked alongside the Financial Times to highlight shocking new data on the two-child limit to benefit payments. This new data shows that 81 per cent of two-parent families affected by the limit have at least one working parent. This data was obtained by Freedom of Information requests to the relevant government departments that deal […]

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NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS CHILD POVERTY AS CRITICAL ELECTION ISSUE

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EMBARGOED: 00:01, Thursday 6th June 2024 This is the national release, we also have regional releases available.   NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS CHILD POVERTY AS CRITICAL ELECTION ISSUE Two thirds of new constituencies have at least a quarter of children living in poverty Data shows strong correlation between constituencies with high rates of child poverty and […]

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