Ladywell, in Birmingham, has the highest levels, with 62% of children living in relative poverty. In some areas of Leeds, ...

Britain’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie paints a terrible picture of over 100,000 people in the UK dying in poverty every year. The report, “Dying in Poverty 2024”, centres on data collated ...

Thea Jaffe never expected to use a baby bank. In fact, she was responsible for referring other single parents from her local community group to the charity Little Village, which provides essential ...

While Parliament Debates, Children Go to Bed Hungry. In 2025, the UK faces a moral emergency: 4.5 million children are living in relative poverty after housing costs, a figure projected to rise to 4.8 ...

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New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

With growing numbers of children in the UK living in poverty, this guest blog looks at how welfare reforms may affect child health. The authors describe the findings of a review into children's dental ...

Child poverty has been a sticking point for Labour, especially after the government chose to extend the Tory policy of introducing the two-child benefit cap last July. Considering there are 4.5 ...

“The present state of civilization is as odious as it is unjust… The contrast of affluence and wretchedness continually meeting and offending the eye, is like dead and living bodies chained together.” ...