Action for Children’s Influencing team, speaking out for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people, for @actnforchildren
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📢NEW REPORT: Today we've published new research with parents who rely on incapacity benefits to support their families because of a disability or health condition that affects their ability to work, based on a unique survey and some in-depth interviews.
Thank you Ros for sharing Georgia, Louise and Jo's powerful stories. There's still time to sign our open letter: lnkd.in/e45TMUb5
Spending Review saw welcome return to core Labour values - but no mention of lifting 2-child cap & Child Poverty Strategy still delayed.
Every day = one day too long for kids enduring hunger & humiliation because their clothes are worn or - like the little girl in this story - can't afford nit treatment.
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We’re one of 70+ orgs united in standing with the Prime Minister’s commitment to the early years. Together, we’re urging @Keir_Starmer to support children & families from conception to reception by making this ambition a reality at the #SpendingReview2025. buff.ly/RVogQQq
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The two-child limit pushes more & more children into poverty every day & will act as a brake on any other action taken by government to reduce poverty.
There can be no road to sustainable national growth unless child poverty reduces at scale & pace.
#NoLimitsToChildhood
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Alongside @CPAGUK, @barnardos & others, we wrote to @Keir_Starmer to urge him to deliver the real change that children & families need.
Without ambitious action, it could be the first time child poverty significantly rises under a Labour government.
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This weekend marks the 8th year the two-child limit on benefit payments has been in place. 1 child every 13 mins falls into poverty because of this policy.
The govt must scrap it, and the overall cap, in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy @EndChildPoverty @actnforchildren
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The Children’s Charities Coalition is urging the Chancellor to invest more into children’s social care.
This will enable local authorities to rebuild early intervention services preventing more children and families reaching crisis point. Full statement: bit.ly/42fxvU6
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The latest figures of 4.5 million, showing 200,000 more children living in poverty, are the highest levels of child poverty the UK has seen in decades. Sign the letter from young campaigners calling for the #ChildPovertyStrategy to deliver on its promises bit.ly/4lngEaX
ALT Graphic showing an increasing trend with a text stating: '4.5 million children are now in poverty in the UK, the highest number in decades.' Background is red.
ALT Graphic showing numerous simple figures lined up, with text highlighting 'This is 200,000 more than last year' on a red background.
ALT Graphic featuring quotes from Julia Pitman, Head of Research at Action for Children, discussing the impact of poverty on children in the UK, and the need for policy changes to improve child poverty rates.
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These stories are just a few among the millions of young people still dealing with the impact of childhood poverty. Countless more children will grow up to face the same, if nothing changes.
Sign the open letter and ask the government to take action now: bit.ly/4iR3EYI
We joined @EndChildPoverty in Westminster this morning to stand together against rising child poverty.
Today's figures show 4.5 million children are now in poverty in the UK - and yesterday’s benefit reforms will push an additional 50,000 children into poverty by 2030.
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BREAKING: Government’s own impact assessment on welfare cuts finds they would drive 250,000 more people, including 50,000 children, into poverty
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Ahead of Wednesday's Spring Budget, Action for Children is calling on the UK Government to 'pay the price' to lift children out of poverty.
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We are attending @actnforchildren’s launch for Paying the Price of Child Poverty. The research shows that scrapping the 2 child limit is essential to reducing child poverty. Just focusing on measures like employment support for parents is not enough.
@leicesterliz @bphillipsonMP
Very excited to launch our new #PayingThePrice campaign in Westminster today. Watch our brilliant campaign film to find out more: youtu.be/oUb31AisEKo #childpoverty
Join us in Central Hall Westminster on 19th March for the launch of our Paying the Price report and campaign.
There will be a presentation of findings, a panel of sector experts, as well as parents and young people speaking about their own experiences.
We're hosting a FREE EVENT launching our latest child poverty campaign - Paying the Price 📅
Our report details how the government can lift over one million children out of poverty by the end of this Parliament.
For full details, please visit: bit.ly/3Fl7afq
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We agree! 👇The two-child limit needs to be scrapped now. Doing so would life 300,000 children out of poverty immediately.
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Huge congratulations to @PrincipleTweets on the win! Action for Children are so proud to have worked alongside you on our #ChildrenAtTheTable campaign, along with our colleagues from @NSPCC, @barnardos, @childrensociety and @ncbtweets ❤️
Proud to have won @PRCA_HQ's Consultancy Campaign of the Year for #ChildrenAtTheTable run by @actnforchildren, @barnardos @childrensociety, @NSPCC & @ncbtweets who brought together the sector in an incredible cross sector movement with children & young people at the heart. 🏆❤️
New blog highlighting how incapacity benefit households in Universal Credit include c.900,000 children. Planned cuts to health-related benefits will inevitably impact children, and poses a real risk to the government's child poverty ambitions.
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Our Sick and tired report published in October 2024 revealed the financial, practical and emotional hardships faced by families relying on incapacity benefits to survive while balancing ill-health or disabilities actionforchildren.org.uk/our…
