LESS THAN ONE IN FIVE THINK GOVERNMENT IS DOING ENOUGH TO TACKLE CHILD POVERTY

Only 19% believe the government is doing all it reasonably can on child poverty 50% of C2DE adults say the government should be doing more – only 21% say it is doing enough   Despite the Government’s frequent statements on levelling up the country, only 19% of the British public think it is doing all […]

COALITION WELCOMES CROSS PARTY CALL FOR PLAN TO END CHILD POVERTY

The Government’s response to the Children’s Commissioner-led cross party call that Politicians must take child poverty out of the ‘too difficult box’ and come up with a big, bold plan to fix it must be to put children and ending child poverty at the heart of the recovery from the pandemic. There is an urgent need, […]

CHANCELLOR MISSES OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO END CHILD POVERTY

The End Child Poverty coalition is deeply disappointed at today’s decision by the Government not to enable families to be “stronger, healthier and happier” by confirming an extension of the £20 lifeline uplift or to extend it to those on legacy benefits. Too many children in low income families across the UK entered the Covid […]