Child poverty rates in Ayrshire predicted to fall by January 2029
Ayr MSP Siobhian Brown has welcomed a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which highlighted an estimated 1.9 per cent ...
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Child poverty outlook across UK ‘shameful’ warns charity
A leading charity has warned that economic growth alone won’t tackle deep-seated levels of poverty. The Joseph Rowntree ...
North East MPs reacting to "heart-breaking" poverty report
North East MPs have been reacting with horror to the "heartbreaking" poverty report published by a leading charity. The study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) revealed that one in three ...
Map lays bare UK’s poverty crisis with HALF of kids living below breadline in hardest-hit areas – where does YOURS rank?
A MAP has laid bare the UK’s poverty crisis with half of kids living below the breadline in the hardest-hit areas. The ...
Quarter of Londoners are living in poverty, shocking report finds
Situation worse for children, with more than one in three living below poverty line, with highest rates recorded in Bethnal ...
DWP could introduce new weekly £27 payment for millions on benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions is facing pressure to introduce a new child benefit payment following a study that ...
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Growth won’t tackle poverty, says top charity
Labour believes a rising tide of economic growth will lift everyone’s living standards. But that’s unlikely to happen, according to a new report by the anti-poverty charity, the Joseph Rowntree ...
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Levels of child poverty will not improve by 2030
Rates of child poverty in the UK will not improve for the rest of the decade, Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns ...
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Growth alone won’t cut child poverty, research finds
Labour will make no progress on child poverty by the end of this Parliament unless it invests in social security, new ...
DWP could introduce new weekly £27 bonus payment for millions on benefits
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has called for changes to the benefits system amid pressure on the new Labour Party government ...
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Economic growth alone will not reduce child poverty, report warns
The government’s drive to grow the economy will not be enough on its own to reduce child poverty, the Joseph Rowntree ...
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A scathing new report on child poverty just shamed the Labour Party
Only Scotland is going to see a reduction in child poverty if the Westminster Labour government continues on its chosen path ...