End Child Poverty calls for action as rent-to-own poverty premium leaves families paying up to three times as much for household essentials

Rent-to-own poverty premium leaves families paying up to three times as much for household essentials New research from the End Child Poverty coalition has found that families using rent-to-own are paying as much as three times as much for key household items, with little alternative to shop elsewhere if they are unable to pay upfront. […]

CHILD POVERTY CAMPAIGNERS CALL ON CORBYN TO MAKE CHILD POVERTY TOP PRIORITY

CHILD POVERTY CAMPAIGNERS CALL ON CORBYN TO MAKE CHILD POVERTY TOP PRIORITY For immediate release The End Child Poverty coalition is calling on the Labour Party to make tackling child poverty a key pillar of its vision for a more equal society. Sam Royston, Chair of End Child Poverty said ‘in his speech to conference […]

QUEEN’S SPEECH FAILS TO ADDRESS RISING CHILD POVERTY

For immediate release: Wednesday 21st June 2017 End Child Poverty has today welcomed the Government’s commitment to ensuring fairer markets for consumers, and the absence of plans to scrap universal free school meals for infants, but expressed dismay that the legislative programme fails to address rising child poverty. There are currently over 4 million children […]