End Child Poverty
@EndChildPoverty
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We are campaigning for a society free from child poverty - join us to help make this a reality: https://t.co/uFfzrongaU
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We have published new research w @CRSP_LboroUni showing that 47% of kids in @Keir_Starmer's constituency are growing up in poverty. Across the UK 4.5m kids are in poverty – they need action from @uklabour. Govt must scrap the 2child limit to benefit payments to ⬇️ child poverty
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RT @TrussellUK: ❗ Hunger and hardship is impacting children's GCSE results. Children growing up in the most deprived areas of the UK are T….
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We also want to see an end to schools using isolation as a punishment for incorrect uniform, or sending kids home. Schools could also operate a grant system when families really struggle to buy uniform.
endchildpoverty.org.uk
You don’t need a posh blazer to learn your times tables, and Shakespeare is just as inspiring in a supermarket sweater. Ahead of the school term I'm calling on schools to bring uniform costs down now, rather than wait for Labour's new laws to take action.
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"When homeless my mom sometimes went without food to afford uniforms for my older siblings, the church helped & give us donated blazers & school uniform. Even not eating wouldn’t have helped her cover the cost".@EndChildPoverty Youth Ambassador. Read more:
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Parents are spending hundreds on school uniform while kids think it costs much less! 🎤. Our Plan for Change is limiting branded items so families can shop where suits their budget, saving you up to £50 on the back-to-school shop.
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RT @barnardos: “Wish I was there.”🏖️.Too many children are missing out on summer. Our CEO @lynnanneperry said: “Parents want to give their….
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RT @ButtleUK: It's absolutely shocking to hear that a quarter of parents are having to skip meals or cut back on heating their homes just t….
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RT @GMB: A quarter of parents are having to cut back on eating or heating in order to pay for school uniforms, a new survey has found, with….
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RT @CPAGUK: 'It's time to face facts and end the two-child limit on benefits' - our op-ed with other organisations .
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A group of charities have joined together to write to the PM calling for action on child poverty and an end to the two-child benefit limit.
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RT @TrussellUK: Hey, @Keir_Starmer you said ‘my ministers will leave no stone unturned to give every child the best start at life’. ❗️Scrap….
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This includes us @EndChildPoverty, signed by our Chair @josephhowes 👇.
It's time to face facts @Keir_Starmer, the two-child limit must be scrapped. We’ve joined 12 other leading charities to demand action, so every child has the chance to thrive. Read the full letter here:
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RT @GordonBrown: 15 UK anti-poverty leaders have today published a joint letter saying “Getting rid of the two-child limit is the most cost….
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RT @TrussellUK: ❗Scrapping the two-child limit would lift 670,000 people out of severe hardship. It would mean fewer families would need t….
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RT @4in10: 30% of parents find it more difficult to find childcare than they did five years ago. Funding entitlements are not accessible t….
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RT @TrussellUK: 🚨 NEW: The number of people trapped in temporary accommodation has hit a record high. 131,140 households in England are li….
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RT @BarnardosNews: We welcome the North East Child Poverty Action Plan. The plan is a bold step forward for children growing up in poverty….
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RT @TrussellUK: ❗ Say it louder for the people in the back: you can't budget when you have no money. We speak to parents who are skipping….
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RT @CPAGUK: This brutal policy is making children’s lives hard and their futures bleak. - @alisongcpag in the Guardian. .
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Nearly 1.7 million children living in households affected by policy that government is being pressed to scrap
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RT @nechildpoverty: 📈 Today, DWP published new data on the number of families & children impacted by the 'two-child limit'. 👦 𝟏𝟗,𝟓𝟖𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡….
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RT @childrensociety: New figures reveal the continued impact of the two-child limit. Over 100 more children are affected every day. The….
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RT @barnardos: “The two-child limit on benefit payments is now affecting nearly 1.7m children – an increase of nearly 40,000.” Lynn Perry,….
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RT @CliffEdgeNI: This new data shows that 1 in 9 children are now living in homes impacted by the two-child limit. Most households affected….
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