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Child poverty

Why MP Zarah Sultana is fighting for free school meals
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Free school meals

Why MP Zarah Sultana is fighting for free school meals

The children missing out on Christmas in the cost of living crisis
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Cost of living crisis

The children missing out on Christmas in the cost of living crisis

Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
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Child poverty

Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem

'The government takes advantage of our love': Families caring for child relatives plead for help
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Cost of living crisis

'The government takes advantage of our love': Families caring for child relatives plead for help

Awaab Ishak's shocking death will be the housing sector's defining moment
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
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Awaab Ishak's shocking death will be the housing sector's defining moment

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty
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Free school meals

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty

Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis
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Social Justice

Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis

Children are 'eating rubbers and stealing food' at school because they are hungry
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Cost of living crisis

Children are 'eating rubbers and stealing food' at school because they are hungry

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
Cost of living crisis

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
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Childcare

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis
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Cost of living crisis

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis

The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth
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Homelessness

The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth

1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
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In-work poverty

1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers - and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers - and the gap only widens as they get older

The Big Issue's Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis
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Summer survival guide

The Big Issue's Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis

What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?
Summer survival guide

What is the holiday activities and food programme and how do I sign my child up?

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Half of UK parents can't afford childcare over the summer holidays
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Childcare

Half of UK parents can't afford childcare over the summer holidays

Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
Child poverty

Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
Cost of living crisis

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty

Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis
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Cost of Living Crisis

Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis