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UK: Nearly 1 Million Children Face Poverty Due to Housing Crisis
A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research reveals that nearly 1 million UK children face poverty or financial hardship due to rising rents, insufficient government housing support, and underinvestment in social housing, with the shortfall in Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates pushing 90,...
UK: Nearly 1 Million Children Face Poverty Due to Housing Crisis
A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research reveals that nearly 1 million UK children face poverty or financial hardship due to rising rents, insufficient government housing support, and underinvestment in social housing, with the shortfall in Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates pushing 90,...
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48% Bias Score
Spain: Sharp Child Population Decline Coupled with Rising Child Poverty and Increased Early Childhood Education Investment
Between 2013 and 2023, Spain experienced a 25% decrease in children under six, the largest drop in the EU, while child poverty rose to 34.1%, exceeding the EU average. Despite fewer children, public investment in early childhood education increased, resulting in 55.8% of children under three attendi...
Spain: Sharp Child Population Decline Coupled with Rising Child Poverty and Increased Early Childhood Education Investment
Between 2013 and 2023, Spain experienced a 25% decrease in children under six, the largest drop in the EU, while child poverty rose to 34.1%, exceeding the EU average. Despite fewer children, public investment in early childhood education increased, resulting in 55.8% of children under three attendi...
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36% Bias Score
UK Single Mother's Struggle Highlights Energy Poverty Crisis
Gemma, a disabled single mother in the UK, struggles to heat her home due to high energy costs and inadequate housing, forcing her family to share a bed to stay warm and impacting their health; this highlights the urgent need for increased financial support and improved housing standards for low-inc...
UK Single Mother's Struggle Highlights Energy Poverty Crisis
Gemma, a disabled single mother in the UK, struggles to heat her home due to high energy costs and inadequate housing, forcing her family to share a bed to stay warm and impacting their health; this highlights the urgent need for increased financial support and improved housing standards for low-inc...
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56% Bias Score
French Child Protection Groups Condemn Lack of Dedicated Ministry
Twenty French child protection organizations criticized the new government for lacking a dedicated child welfare ministry, citing rising child poverty (one in five children affected), high rates of child sexual violence (160,000 cases annually), and the absence of child-focused policy in new ministe...
French Child Protection Groups Condemn Lack of Dedicated Ministry
Twenty French child protection organizations criticized the new government for lacking a dedicated child welfare ministry, citing rising child poverty (one in five children affected), high rates of child sexual violence (160,000 cases annually), and the absence of child-focused policy in new ministe...
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44% Bias Score
UK Child Poverty: Stricter Enforcement of Child Maintenance Urged
Two letters highlight the UK's child poverty problem stemming from absent fathers failing to pay child maintenance, advocating for stricter enforcement measures, including potential imprisonment for non-payment, to improve the lives of single mothers and children.
UK Child Poverty: Stricter Enforcement of Child Maintenance Urged
Two letters highlight the UK's child poverty problem stemming from absent fathers failing to pay child maintenance, advocating for stricter enforcement measures, including potential imprisonment for non-payment, to improve the lives of single mothers and children.
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60% Bias Score
Baby2Baby's Holiday Event Provides Aid and Joy to 500 Los Angeles Children
Baby2Baby, a non-profit organization, hosted a holiday event at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles for 500 elementary school children from ten schools, providing toys, clothes, and activities with the help of numerous celebrities.
Baby2Baby's Holiday Event Provides Aid and Joy to 500 Los Angeles Children
Baby2Baby, a non-profit organization, hosted a holiday event at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles for 500 elementary school children from ten schools, providing toys, clothes, and activities with the help of numerous celebrities.
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52% Bias Score
Madrid Program Tackles Child Poverty with Early Intervention
In Madrid, the CaixaProinfancia program assists 6,400 children yearly facing poverty and social exclusion, with a focus on early intervention for 0-3 year olds (29.9% poverty rate), offering financial aid, parental skill workshops, and ongoing support to improve children's lives.
Madrid Program Tackles Child Poverty with Early Intervention
In Madrid, the CaixaProinfancia program assists 6,400 children yearly facing poverty and social exclusion, with a focus on early intervention for 0-3 year olds (29.9% poverty rate), offering financial aid, parental skill workshops, and ongoing support to improve children's lives.
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48% Bias Score
UK Extends Child Food Program for One Year
The UK government will extend the £200 million holiday activities and food (HAF) program for another year, following concerns it might be cut due to budget pressures; the program, inspired by Marcus Rashford, provides meals and activities to over a million vulnerable children during school holidays.
UK Extends Child Food Program for One Year
The UK government will extend the £200 million holiday activities and food (HAF) program for another year, following concerns it might be cut due to budget pressures; the program, inspired by Marcus Rashford, provides meals and activities to over a million vulnerable children during school holidays.
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36% Bias Score
Germany Lacks Data on Children Affected by Utility Shutoffs and Evictions
In 2023, German utility companies cut off electricity to 204,441 households and gas to 28,059; 32,669 evictions occurred. The government lacks data on how many children were affected, despite concerns raised by a Left Party politician.
Germany Lacks Data on Children Affected by Utility Shutoffs and Evictions
In 2023, German utility companies cut off electricity to 204,441 households and gas to 28,059; 32,669 evictions occurred. The government lacks data on how many children were affected, despite concerns raised by a Left Party politician.
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32% Bias Score
Unsafe Housing: UK Council Pays for Family's Dilapidated Temporary Home
Fauzia's family lives in a west London house with raw sewage and maggots; Enfield Council pays \$2,543 monthly for this property, highlighting a wider crisis of 123,000 households in temporary accommodation in England, impacting 160,000 children and costing councils \$1 billion last year.
Unsafe Housing: UK Council Pays for Family's Dilapidated Temporary Home
Fauzia's family lives in a west London house with raw sewage and maggots; Enfield Council pays \$2,543 monthly for this property, highlighting a wider crisis of 123,000 households in temporary accommodation in England, impacting 160,000 children and costing councils \$1 billion last year.
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36% Bias Score
UK and Scotland in Talks Over Two-Child Benefit Cap
The UK Prime Minister and Scotland's First Minister met to discuss Scotland's plan to end the two-child benefit cap, affecting 15,000 families and requiring UK government data and cooperation, despite ongoing tensions over funding.
UK and Scotland in Talks Over Two-Child Benefit Cap
The UK Prime Minister and Scotland's First Minister met to discuss Scotland's plan to end the two-child benefit cap, affecting 15,000 families and requiring UK government data and cooperation, despite ongoing tensions over funding.
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40% Bias Score
Scotland to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap, Lifting 15,000 Children Out of Poverty
The Scottish government will end the UK's two-child benefit cap in 2026, aiming to lift 15,000 children out of poverty; this requires data cooperation with the UK government and will cost an estimated £1.7 billion.
Scotland to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap, Lifting 15,000 Children Out of Poverty
The Scottish government will end the UK's two-child benefit cap in 2026, aiming to lift 15,000 children out of poverty; this requires data cooperation with the UK government and will cost an estimated £1.7 billion.
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52% Bias Score
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