Child Poverty

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What's inside the baby boxes being given out to first-time parents?

The initiative, led by The Children's Foundation, has been prompted by the cost of living crisis and levels of child poverty in the region.

8 Mar

Children ‘slipping into poverty’ in cost of living crisis, charity warns

Barnardo’s surveyed parents to find out their concerns amid financial struggles.

7 Mar

One in three children in the North living in poverty, report finds

A report released today found the North has more people living in fuel poverty and food insecurity than the south.

24 Jan

Child poverty in Yorkshire is at highest for more than 20 years

Sunak urged to drop 'cruel' two-child benefit cap to lift kids out of poverty

Children asking for clean clothes and blankets for Christmas in community appeal

Bakery delivering breakfast to children struggling with the cost of living

Children 'fearing half term' because of holiday hunger

Raising benefits in line with wages ‘would push 200,000 children into poverty’

Child poverty gap between North East and UK average hits 20-year high

Fuel Poverty: 'It's just too much, it's a constant worry' says single mum

Child poverty increasing in key worker households, study finds

Figures show North East has highest rates of poverty among key worker children

Food bank feeds 100 people in two hours in country's child poverty rate hotspot

One child in nursery eats dinner in bed to stay warm as families feel the crunch