Record number of children in poverty branded ‘an outrage’
The latest figure is the highest since comparable records for the UK began in 2002/03.
Tag: Poverty
Gordon Brown warns of ‘poverty epidemic’
The former prime minister is urging businesses to donate hygiene goods to help families struggling with bills.
A single person on universal credit now receives 20% less than what it costs just to eat and keep warm
Simply pegging benefits to prices is no longer enough. It entrenches these grossly inadequate benefit levels.
Teachers reveal ‘Oliver Twist reality’ of life on the breadline for children in Britain
Reports of children with bowed legs and instances of pupils falling asleep in class because they don’t have their own bed are among the harrowing tales.
Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests
Buttle UK said the change in the past three years ‘dramatically illustrates the progressively worsening circumstances for children in poverty’.