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UK Government Reinstates Winter Fuel Payments, Expands Free School Meals
The UK government will reinstate winter fuel payments for all pensioners, later recouping funds from higher earners via tax returns, while simultaneously expanding free school meals for children in families on universal credit to combat child poverty, starting September 2026.
UK Government Reinstates Winter Fuel Payments, Expands Free School Meals
The UK government will reinstate winter fuel payments for all pensioners, later recouping funds from higher earners via tax returns, while simultaneously expanding free school meals for children in families on universal credit to combat child poverty, starting September 2026.
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52% Bias Score
Islington's Bright Start: A Model for Early Years Support
Islington's Bright Start program, a continuation of the Sure Start initiative, provides integrated early years support services for families, including childcare, health services, and support groups, contrasting with the closure of 1,416 similar centers nationwide due to austerity.
Islington's Bright Start: A Model for Early Years Support
Islington's Bright Start program, a continuation of the Sure Start initiative, provides integrated early years support services for families, including childcare, health services, and support groups, contrasting with the closure of 1,416 similar centers nationwide due to austerity.
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48% Bias Score
Labour Considers Lifting Two-Child Benefit Cap
Amid pressure from Nigel Farage and internal discussions, Labour leader Keir Starmer is considering lifting the two-child benefit cap in the autumn budget, a move potentially impacting millions of families and driven by concerns about child poverty and political strategy.
Labour Considers Lifting Two-Child Benefit Cap
Amid pressure from Nigel Farage and internal discussions, Labour leader Keir Starmer is considering lifting the two-child benefit cap in the autumn budget, a move potentially impacting millions of families and driven by concerns about child poverty and political strategy.
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44% Bias Score
UK Delays Child Poverty Strategy Report Amidst Benefit Cap Debate
The UK government delayed its child poverty strategy report until autumn, impacting families struggling under the two-child benefit cap; the delay aims to secure funding for measures like lifting the cap, estimated to cost \£2.5bn, amidst internal Labour party divisions and external activist pressur...
UK Delays Child Poverty Strategy Report Amidst Benefit Cap Debate
The UK government delayed its child poverty strategy report until autumn, impacting families struggling under the two-child benefit cap; the delay aims to secure funding for measures like lifting the cap, estimated to cost \£2.5bn, amidst internal Labour party divisions and external activist pressur...
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Report Highlights Systemic Child Poverty Impacting Education
A new report by the Jeugdeducatiefonds reveals that hundreds of thousands of Dutch children struggle academically due to poverty, lacking basic necessities like beds, bicycles, and eyeglasses, highlighting systemic failures and the need for improved governmental support.
Dutch Report Highlights Systemic Child Poverty Impacting Education
A new report by the Jeugdeducatiefonds reveals that hundreds of thousands of Dutch children struggle academically due to poverty, lacking basic necessities like beds, bicycles, and eyeglasses, highlighting systemic failures and the need for improved governmental support.
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40% Bias Score
UK Secondary School Costs Surge 30% in Three Years
A new report reveals the annual cost of sending a child to secondary school in the UK has surged to over £2,200, a 30% increase in three years, driven by rising costs of food, stationery, technology and increased demands for school materials; impacting low income families disproportionately.
UK Secondary School Costs Surge 30% in Three Years
A new report reveals the annual cost of sending a child to secondary school in the UK has surged to over £2,200, a 30% increase in three years, driven by rising costs of food, stationery, technology and increased demands for school materials; impacting low income families disproportionately.
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32% Bias Score
Blunkett opposes abolishing two-child benefit cap, creating Labour party tension
Former Labour home secretary David Blunkett opposes abolishing the two-child benefit cap, creating tension within the Labour party and forcing Sir Keir Starmer to decide whether to raise or scrap the limit, which would cost approximately £3.5 billion.
Blunkett opposes abolishing two-child benefit cap, creating Labour party tension
Former Labour home secretary David Blunkett opposes abolishing the two-child benefit cap, creating tension within the Labour party and forcing Sir Keir Starmer to decide whether to raise or scrap the limit, which would cost approximately £3.5 billion.
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60% Bias Score
Wales Calls for UK Government to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap
Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan is urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap, a policy implemented in 2017 that limits means-tested benefits for families with more than two children born after April 2017, due to concerns about rising child poverty in Wales and the ...
Wales Calls for UK Government to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap
Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan is urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap, a policy implemented in 2017 that limits means-tested benefits for families with more than two children born after April 2017, due to concerns about rising child poverty in Wales and the ...
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40% Bias Score
UK Taskforce Likely to Recommend Reinstatement of Sure Start
A UK government taskforce is likely to recommend reinstating the Sure Start early years service, despite funding concerns, due to its proven cost-effectiveness (£2 benefit for every £1 spent) and past success in reducing child poverty, although its fragmentation after 2010 cuts presents major challe...
UK Taskforce Likely to Recommend Reinstatement of Sure Start
A UK government taskforce is likely to recommend reinstating the Sure Start early years service, despite funding concerns, due to its proven cost-effectiveness (£2 benefit for every £1 spent) and past success in reducing child poverty, although its fragmentation after 2010 cuts presents major challe...
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40% Bias Score
Delay of Labour's Child Poverty Strategy Exacerbates Crisis
Labour's child poverty strategy, aimed at potentially scrapping the two-child limit on universal credit, is delayed until autumn due to Treasury concerns and internal disagreements, leading to an estimated 20,000 more children falling into poverty.
Delay of Labour's Child Poverty Strategy Exacerbates Crisis
Labour's child poverty strategy, aimed at potentially scrapping the two-child limit on universal credit, is delayed until autumn due to Treasury concerns and internal disagreements, leading to an estimated 20,000 more children falling into poverty.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey: One in Five Children Go to School Hungry Amidst Economic Crisis
The Ankara Medical Chamber reports that 20% of Turkish 15-year-olds skip meals daily, with one in five children going to school hungry, citing high inflation, low wages, and poor housing as contributing factors, urging the government to provide free school meals.
Turkey: One in Five Children Go to School Hungry Amidst Economic Crisis
The Ankara Medical Chamber reports that 20% of Turkish 15-year-olds skip meals daily, with one in five children going to school hungry, citing high inflation, low wages, and poor housing as contributing factors, urging the government to provide free school meals.
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24% Bias Score
UK Poverty Costs Economy £38.2 Billion Annually, Trussell Trust Report Reveals
The Trussell Trust reports that the UK economy loses £38.2 billion annually due to high poverty levels, largely attributed to government policies like benefit cuts and the two-child limit, impacting tax revenue, social security, and public services; abolishing the two-child limit could save over £3 ...
UK Poverty Costs Economy £38.2 Billion Annually, Trussell Trust Report Reveals
The Trussell Trust reports that the UK economy loses £38.2 billion annually due to high poverty levels, largely attributed to government policies like benefit cuts and the two-child limit, impacting tax revenue, social security, and public services; abolishing the two-child limit could save over £3 ...
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44% Bias Score
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