Parents struggling to afford winter clothing essentials, charity says
Little Village said nearly three-quarters (71%) of the parents it supports are struggling to afford basic winter essentials ...
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Save our children – Almost 30% of children under 5 are stunted
Since the Covid-19 pandemic we have seen a rise in unemployment and child poverty, with 71% of children under six now living ...
'Kids are shoplifting for their parents' - poverty and crime in Midlands through a child's eyes
In Birmingham, close to half of children (46.4%) are classed as being in poverty. With the city council set to cut early help ...
Child poverty on LI: These single moms make $45G a year, too much for aid
The federal government's low poverty threshold — $30,900 for a family of two adults and two children — masks the true need ...
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Teachers report rise in pupils with unwashed hair and dirty uniform as hygiene poverty increases
No child should suffer the shame and embarrassment of coming to school in dirty clothes’. Campaigners call on government to tackle hygiene poverty ...
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‘Poverty is hard, but hers was the hardest’ — Piesie Esther narrates true story behind ‘Okuraseni’ song
Gospel singer Piesie Esther has opened up about the real-life inspiration behind her 2017 hit song, Okuraseni (meaning ...
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School staff resort to buying hygiene products for children in poverty
School staff admit to having spent as much as £40m of their own money buying items for children whose families cannot afford ...
'Its hard for children to understand' - how domestic violence fuels child poverty
KidsOut said families fleeing domestic violence often arrived at refuges with just the clothes on their backs. Traumatised ...
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Three million UK children living below poverty line, study shows
LONDON : A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, a study ...
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Chancellor urged by SNP to ‘stop pushing children into poverty’
The SNP has urged the Chancellor to “stop pushing children into poverty” – branding Labour “out of touch” for accepting “freebie” clothes and holidays. SNP work and pensions ...