FEARS FOR IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON CHILDREN AS CHILD POVERTY RISES AGAIN

Fears for the impact of the Coronavirus on children as latest Government figures show child poverty has risen again   Nearly three quarters of children in poverty now coming from a working household.   Statement by End Child Poverty on latest HBAI data.   Quotes from Anna Feuchtwang, Chair of End Child Poverty, and from […]

Ask your candidates

Email your election candidates today A new government will be formed this December. In our just and compassionate society it’s not right that children are trapped in a poverty that means they are more likely to have worse physical and mental health, do less well in school and have less opportunities in the future than […]

SPENDING ROUND FAILS TO SET A COURSE TO RELEASE 4.1M CHILDREN FROM GRIP OF POVERTY

A statement from Anna Feuchtwang, Chair of the End Child Poverty coalition and Chief Executive of NCB on the Chancellor’s Spending Round: ‘We are astounded that the 4.1 million children currently living in poverty in the UK were not worthy of a mention by the Chancellor in his Spending Round. He offered no comfort to […]