by Sam | 18 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
The Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has called on political leaders to use the party conference season to produce a “road-map” to end poverty in the UK. Introducing JRF’s report A UK without poverty, Julia Unwin said there needs to be a...
by Sam | 27 Jun 2014 | Children and Families
The Department for Education has published its child poverty strategy which aims to tackle the root causes of poverty and build on the first strategy, published in 2011. Actions set out in the strategy include: Encouraging people to take up work through Jobcentre Plus...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Economy
It’s been reported that the Government will later this week announce new measures to combat child poverty. Among the proposals under consideration are action to reduce energy and water bills and an extension to the free school meals programme. It is understood that...
