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Warning poorer pupils are ‘bounced out of GCSE subjects’ by costs

More than a quarter of FSM students (27%) said it is difficult for them to afford musical instruments or music lessons

The Independent UK

Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

A survey by Child Poverty Action Group found 23% of secondary school pupils on free school meals said cost concerns have affected subject choices.

Evening Standard

Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’

Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show

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Two-child benefit cap: what is it and will it be scrapped?

We look at what the two-child benefit cap is and the likelihood of it being abolished, amid mounting pressure on the Prime Minister to scrap it

GoodToKnow

Parents share the devastating impact of two-child benefit cap, as 1.6m children now affected

Campaigners urge the new government to scrap the controversial policy

GoodToKnow

Boost the economy by ending child poverty

Letters: Armando Iannucci of the Child Poverty Action Group would like to see the two-child benefit cap lifted other means of support being strengthened

The Guardian - UK

‘School staff seeing more students who do not have enough dinner money’

It comes as one headteacher said child poverty is the worst she has seen it during her 25 years in the role.

The Independent UK

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Child poverty hurting one in 10 New Zealand kids

The Child Poverty Action Group say New Zealand kids face a bleak future without investment in the poorest households.

AAP

School meals ‘should be free for all just like desks and chairs’

Organisations supporting the call include the Food Foundation, School Food Matters, Child Poverty Action Group and The Children’s Society.

The Independent UK

DWP benefit cap 'fallacy' impacting 350 Bristol families, new figures reveal

"It doesn’t incentivise work, it leaves children hungry"

Bristol Post

New figures expose 'fallacy' of benefit cap 'work incentive', child poverty group says

Ministers are now facing calls to abandon the cap - around £1,666 per month for a couple per month outside London - which one expert said makes 'no logical sense'

Daily Mirror

Scottish Government to provide extra £8.6m to mitigate UK benefits cap

FAMILIES could be £2500 better off as a result of the Scottish Government spending almost £9 million to help those impacted by Westminster’s…

The National (Scotland)

Hamilton schoolgirl wins Lanarkshire politician's Christmas card design competition

The winning entry was chosen from over 600 across the constituency.

Daily Record

Scots campaigners demand Jeremy Hunt ditches plans for billions in spending cuts

The Child Poverty Action Group said it would be "outrageous" to ask vulnerable people to shoulder the UK’s stricken public finances.

Daily Record

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The Independent UK

Four million children now live in households on universal credit

Feed the Future:The Independent is calling on the government to provide free school meals to more children in need

Bristol Post

School uniform banks see ‘exponential’ rise in number of parents struggling to clothe kids

Hard-up families are struggling to make ends meet but there are organisations out there helping to save unwanted supplies from going to landfills

The Independent UK

Schoolchildren and parents shoplifting to feed themselves and their families

Special Investigation: Headteachers and youth workers highlight an increasing hunger crisis among families living in poverty but who are not eligible for free school meals

Wales Online

£752 cut to Universal Credit and other DWP benefits could be announced in days

The Government has refused to say when its decision will be announced

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The Independent UK

Low-income families to lose out ‘if benefits rise is not calculated by inflation’

A family with two kids earning less than £24,700 will lose out by more than £600 in 2023/24 if benefits are increased in line with earnings.

The Independent UK

‘I feel disgusted society would allow this’: Desperate schoolchildren and parents shoplifting to feed themselves and their families

Special Investigation: Headteachers and youth workers highlight an increasing hunger crisis among families living in poverty but who are not eligible for free school meals

Evening Standard

Stealing to eat: Hunger crisis for children not eligible for free school meals but living in poverty

As the cost of living crisis worsens, some families are being pushed to the limit. David Cohen hears about pupils stealing from school canteens and a mother of three caught with a loaf under her coat

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Child poverty group slams "cruel and catastrophic” benefit cap

The DWP limit on benefits income may mean that 100,000 families will be no better off after long-awaited rise next April says Child Poverty Action Group

Liverpool Echo

DWP benefit cap's 'cruel' move set to cut £260 a month from poor

The Child Poverty Action Group has warned of a “growing gulf” between the cap and benefit rates and the cost of living

Daily Record

Demands for Liz Truss to scrap 'catastrophic' benefits cap that hits 4,000 Scots families

The Child Poverty Action Group has called on the Prime Minister to get rid of the limit on benefits that pushes families below the breadline.

The Independent UK

Fears that poor face second year of benefits cuts after inflation tipped to top 18%

New PM told not to repeat mistake of last April – and ensure payments rise in line with prices

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