Children

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
child in waterproof jacket
Child poverty strategy

'I’m praying': From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

The child poverty strategy has been published. Big Issue spoke to two parents about how they feel the strategy will impact them and their kids
Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over 'deeply concerning' lack of legal targets
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird
child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over 'deeply concerning' lack of legal targets

We're Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, photographed by Debra Hurness-Brown
Christmas

We're Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

Reeves' budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves' budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK's children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK's children. Labour must scrap it

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Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
clare bowen
Clare Bowen

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Welfare system

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza's frontline: 'Even the silence is frightening'
Drawings by child in Gaza who attended Save the Children's child friendly space for mental health and psychosocial support and educational activities.
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza's frontline: 'Even the silence is frightening'

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
map of united kingdom and ireland
Child poverty

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

'I'd be stuck without it': Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
Family hubs

'I'd be stuck without it': Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here's how I found hope in the grief
Brett, Hannah and their daughter Summer.
Grief

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here's how I found hope in the grief

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
dania and hayat
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Parents holding a child's hand
Benefits

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Kids eat free

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Children in a camp for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip.
Helen Pattinson

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
three children/ two-child benefit cap
Benefits

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: 'When will this end?'
the shadow of a young girl
Homelessness

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: 'When will this end?'

First minister John Swinney: 'We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live'
Scottish first minister John Swinney
John Swinney

First minister John Swinney: 'We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live'

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday
Children running through the Scottish highlands.
Julie Cameron

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Boy wearing backpack
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

Two-child benefit cap is 'punishing' working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Three children
Child poverty

Two-child benefit cap is 'punishing' working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy

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Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: 'I'm the dog embodiment of chaos!'
TV

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: 'I'm the dog embodiment of chaos!'

Children's television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Kids' entertainment

Children's television has moved online. Parents, be wary

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: 'We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost'
Kindness

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: 'We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost'