We worked with the Observer newspaper to highlight shocking new figures which show that some of the most vulnerable families are hardest hit by the two-child limit to benefit payments. You can read the full article here. We already know that the two-child limit impacts 1.5 million children, that is 1 in ever 10 children […] The post Shocking new data shows that single parents and families with disabled children are impacted by 2-child limit first appeared on End Child Poverty ..read more

Today (April 6th 2024) if the 7 year anniversary of the two child limit to benefit payments. This is a policy which pushes families into poverty. We know that this policy impacts 1 in 10 children in the UK, but what does this mean for individual families? Yesterday we held a stunt outside the Department […] The post 7 unhappy years: the reality behind the two-child limit to benefit payments first appeared on End Child Poverty ..read more

Tomorrow (Saturday 6th April 2024) is the 7 year anniversary of the two child limit to benefit payments. So today we took a message to the Department for Work an pensions that couldn’t be ignored – a giant unhappy birthday card. Along with a letter for the Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, the Secretary of […] The post The Unhappiest of Birthdays: 7 years of the two-child limit first appeared on End Child Poverty ..read more

The organisations named below have endorsed the following joint policy position on ending child poverty.   In advance of the election, all political parties should commit to:  Alongside this, coproduce with children, young people and parents a child poverty strategy which takes into account wider social determinants – including housing, employment, education, childcare costs and […] The post Joint position statement: Child poverty first appeared on End Child Poverty ..read more

By Iz, aged 17 – An End Child Poverty Youth Ambassador The End Child Poverty Coalition has recently produced Local Child Poverty statistics showing how many children are growing up in poverty across the UK today. I understand that it is important to have these facts and figures – but for me, this data is […] The post I am more than a number: the reality behind the child poverty statistics first appeared on End Child Poverty ..read more

New report gives A voice to young people, aged 16-25, on the cost of living crisis          Today the End Child Poverty Coalition launches a new report titled ‘We’re Skint; Young People’s Experience of the Cost of Living Crisis’. The report highlights that young people aged between 16 and 25 are both […] The post We’re Skint: New Report from Young People first appeared on End Child Poverty ..read more

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We are excited to announce that today (24th June 2022) we have launched our Action Toolkit. This aims to encourage young people to understand the root causes of child poverty – and develop campaigning solutions to address these. You can download the whole toolkit, or individual sessions here: www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/Action-Toolkit Government data shows that across the […] The post We’ve launched our Action Toolkit, written for young people, by young people first appeared on End Child Poverty ..read more