A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation sets out the nature of poverty in the UK in the run-up to 2024's General Election. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the Government to deliver the change it has promised. Using their cost of living tracker, the unacceptably high levels of poverty … Continue reading UK Poverty 2025
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Ministerial taskforce launched to kickstart work on child poverty strategy
The Prime Minister has appointed the Work & Pensions Secretary and the Education Secretary as the joint leads of a new ministerial taskforce to begin work on the Child Poverty Strategy. A new Child Poverty Unit in the Cabinet Office - bringing together expert officials from across government as well as external experts - will … Continue reading Ministerial taskforce launched to kickstart work on child poverty strategy
An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through schools
Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives have published a report that sets out an evidence-based plan to use the country’s education infrastructure to reduce the impact of child poverty on millions of children. The report calls for the poverty battle to be taken ‘inside the school gates’, including a plan for Free School Meals … Continue reading An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through schools
UK Poverty 2024
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report on the state of poverty in the UK, concluding that poverty has increased, close to pre-pandemic levels. Children have consistently had the highest poverty rates, while pensioners along with working-age adults without children now have the lowest. They note: We have now experienced nearly 3 tough years … Continue reading UK Poverty 2024
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