Child poverty warning as Reform and Conservatives oppose Labour plans to scrap two-child limit The Pembrokeshire Herald15:14UK Poverty Poverty Conservative Party

Tory-Reform plan could push thousands of children in Wales back into poverty South Wales Argus20:37UK Poverty Poverty Conservative Party

Free breakfast clubs to roll out in all Scottish primary schools Border Telegraph23:24Scotland Poverty UK Poverty

‘To last, the child poverty strategy must be grounded in human rights’ LabourList06:38Poverty Labour Party Civil Liberties & Rights

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Why I’m standing for a fairer, greener way of life for all - Lorna Slater Edinburgh Evening News09:26

Yesterday

Princess Yachts backs Dolly Parton book scheme helping more than 1,300 Plymouth children The Plymouth Chronicle16:27 19-Jan-26

Child Poverty In Northern Ireland Remains Stuck At One In Four Teaching Times16:02 19-Jan-26

Crucial extra support in Scottish Budget can't come soon enough for families Daily Record04:42 19-Jan-26

In the last 7 days

Budget – day 4 reaction – are the Scottish Government spending all the two-child limit savings on reducing child… Fraser of Allander Institute16:22 16-Jan-26

Child poverty strategy: Bold commitments and binding targets are essential for health equity British Medical Journal16:12 16-Jan-26

Education bosses praise pupils' efforts to call for action on child poverty Helensburgh Advertiser23:43 15-Jan-26

Free breakfast clubs to roll out in all Scottish primary schools Border Telegraph23:24 15-Jan-26

South East Water shortage impacting education of pupils say headteachers ITV18:36 15-Jan-26

New mayoral programme targets child poverty in Ealing EALING.NEWS15:54 15-Jan-26

Ayr MSP welcomes £10m anti-poverty funding to help families Ayr Advertiser15:21 14-Jan-26

Scottish budget response Child Poverty Action Group09:30 14-Jan-26

Middle-class face tax hike as Robison’s Budget drags 78,000 Scots into higher band East Lothian Courier23:26 13-Jan-26

'Wasted opportunity'-Reaction to Scottish Child Payment change Glasgow Evening Times22:46 13-Jan-26

Unionist politicians respond to Budget with 2026 election pitches The National, Scotland18:56 13-Jan-26

Scottish child payment increase ‘falls short’, says poverty action group Evening Standard16:54 13-Jan-26

Scotland's budget wasn't dramatic, but small measures could benefit families ITV16:39 13-Jan-26

Child poverty warning as Reform and Conservatives oppose Labour plans to scrap two-child limit The Pembrokeshire Herald15:14 13-Jan-26

Wishaw MSP praise for extra Scottish Government cash to tackle child poverty Daily Record10:02 13-Jan-26

Budget must boost Scottish child payment, say child poverty campaigners Child Poverty Action Group09:10 13-Jan-26

CPAG in Scotland's 2026 pre-Budget briefing Child Poverty Action Group09:10 13-Jan-26

So the SNP has a plan to wipe out child poverty? You could have fooled me The Scottish Herald08:14 13-Jan-26

Increase Scottish Child Benefit to £40 a week, campaigners urge STV06:58 13-Jan-26

‘To last, the child poverty strategy must be grounded in human rights’ LabourList06:38 13-Jan-26

In the last month

Councils respond to scrapping of two child benefit cap Biggleswade Today, Bedfordshire15:52 12-Jan-26

Scottish schools given as little as '93p a week' per child for classroom supplies Glasgow Live07:11 12-Jan-26

Uniting services to fight scourge of poverty - Jane Meagher Edinburgh Evening News07:00 12-Jan-26

'Running out of time': Budget warning as Scotland nears child poverty deadline The Scottish Herald06:07 12-Jan-26

Child poverty: policy, consequences and the emerging road ahead East Anglia Bylines05:20 12-Jan-26

Scottish Budget: What to expect in SNP's spending plans as Holyrood election looms The Scotsman06:01 11-Jan-26

Rhu pupil's letter to PM calls out 'absolute disgrace' of child poverty Helensburgh Advertiser17:54 9-Jan-26

“Greatness” grates Sussex Bylines17:08 9-Jan-26

Bedfordshire Councils respond to removal of two-child cap on benefits Bedford Independent16:32 9-Jan-26

MSP welcomes £10m funding boost to tackle child poverty The Gazette12:38 9-Jan-26

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’ Big Issue11:49 9-Jan-26

Tory-Reform plan could push thousands of children in Wales back into poverty South Wales Argus20:37 8-Jan-26

New figures reveal huge impact of scrapping 2 child benefit cap Sunderland Echo14:30 8-Jan-26

£10m set aside for two-child cap mitigation to be spent on tackling poverty The National, Scotland13:26 8-Jan-26

John Swinney accuses Nigel Farage of 'basic racism' over who can claim child benefits Daily Record12:10 8-Jan-26

Russell Hobbs partners with world hunger charity on new initiative in UK schools Education Today10:58 8-Jan-26

DWP benefit cap update as process to change begins today Plymouth Live09:02 8-Jan-26

Badenoch and Farage are in a 'cruel alliance' on child poverty, says Starmer i News22:59 7-Jan-26

Keir Starmer: What Isla, 9, taught me about child poverty i News22:59 7-Jan-26

Rachel Reeves blasts Reform and Tories over child poverty - 'all over the place' The Mirror22:41 7-Jan-26

Children return to school hungry in Wales as demand made for more free meals Wales Online16:28 7-Jan-26

Scottish Labour tells SNP: tackle child poverty at ‘its root’ Morning Star16:04 7-Jan-26

Little helpers, big hearts: Watten tots support local food bank John O'Groat Journal, Scotland14:08 6-Jan-26

Rise of hygiene poverty in London a ‘scandal’, says charity boss Enfield Dispatch11:22 5-Jan-26

Price increase on school meals will 'acutely' affect children in poverty BBC06:47 4-Jan-26

2,350 children in Redditch to be lifted out of poverty in 2026 Redditch Standard, Worcestershire06:44 3-Jan-26

Autumn budget: chancellor scraps two-child benefit cap Social Care Today18:10 2-Jan-26

3,000 baby boxes given to North East families over Christmas Shields Gazette06:01 2-Jan-26

Over 39,000 baby boxes delivered in 2025 saving new parents around £400 Glasgow Live13:27 1-Jan-26

Staff and kids go above and beyond to help food banks in Glasgow Glasgow Evening Times10:13 1-Jan-26

Generous nursery donation helps ill children, domestic abuse victims and struggling families LincsOnline11:30 31-Dec-25

Birmingham's council leader faces reader Qs on iconic pub, 20mph speed limit, parking and… Birmingham Live07:58 31-Dec-25

Euan McCOLM: Twelve months of ineptitude, venality and back-stabbing - another remarkable year… MailOnline20:06 30-Dec-25

Thousands of Redditch children to be lifted out of poverty, says government Redditch Advertiser, Worcestershire07:50 30-Dec-25

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future' Big Issue00:29 30-Dec-25

January Budget must close Scotland’s delivery gap on key priorities, says IPPR Scotland IPPR07:49 29-Dec-25

Teachers back lifting two-child benefit cap as poorer pupils ‘struggling to learn’ i News15:07 28-Dec-25

Chris Birt: Scrapping the two-child limit cannot be height of Scotland's ambitions The Scottish Herald07:53 28-Dec-25

'Scrapping two-child limit not enough to meet poverty targets in Scotland' The Scottish Herald07:53 28-Dec-25

Mum transforms life from food banks to £11,000 monthly earnings Plymouth Live06:07 28-Dec-25

Farage’s child benefit policy ‘would plunge 450,000 into poverty’ The Independent12:54 27-Dec-25

Pupils score big at annual football tournament raising £900 for Children In Poverty Greenock Telegraph, Scotland07:34 27-Dec-25

Sunderland signs off first-ever child poverty strategy – what it means Sunderland Echo18:06 26-Dec-25

'Child poverty doesn't need to be Dickensian to be unacceptable' The Carlisle News & Star07:24 26-Dec-25

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable' Big Issue04:14 26-Dec-25

'Santa Factory' helps families and older people Barnet and Potters Bar Times, London07:46 25-Dec-25

Food bank scheme gives parents choice at Christmas BBC07:06 25-Dec-25

Pupils praised for delivering 80 boxes of items to foodbank Lancashire Telegraph07:52 24-Dec-25

‘Half don’t turn up anyway’: Stagecoach reducing city bus services; plus call to extend free school meals Inverness Courier, Scotland12:44 23-Dec-25

Many familes struggle to raise children on low incomes charity warns Third Force News09:44 23-Dec-25

Tackling Child Poverty: A First Step Compass15:40 22-Dec-25

Cost of raising child to 18 revealed as parents struggle to cover essentials The Scottish Herald14:35 22-Dec-25

Charity calls for boost to Scottish child payment to cut poverty Morning Star00:20 22-Dec-25

Fundraiser, 12, completes peak climbing challenge BBC18:49 21-Dec-25

The infested meal: letter to the editor West Country Voices17:03 21-Dec-25

Daresbury firm donates food, funds, and gifts to support families and children Warrington Guardian16:57 20-Dec-25

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