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Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Parents will have their child benefit payments docked if they fail to pay truancy fines Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Rise in demand for Barnardo's emergency grant sparks calls for Budget shake-up

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's has revealed demand for its emergency grants has risen by 19 per cent since the beginning of the economic crisis in 2007, sparking calls for vulnerable families to be afforded more protection in next week's Budget.

Conservative conference: £10bn in welfare cuts 'disastrous' for families

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Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Government plans to make an additional £10bn in cuts to the welfare budget risk having a disastrous impact on children and families, a charity has warned.

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

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Monday, March 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed that the government is considering altering the detail of its plans to take child benefit away from higher earners.

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Attempts to fund early intervention work through social finance would be compromised by a government bid to crack down on tax evasion through charitable donations, it has been claimed.

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of "perpetuating damaging myths" by signalling greater curbs on welfare support for out-of-work families.

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has reduced the amount it will charge lone parents for using the Child Maintenance Service to secure support payments following widespread opposition to the proposals.

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to half (46 per cent) of single parents currently using the Child Support Agency (CSA) will not be able to afford proposed fees to access the new child maintenance service, a poll by charity Gingerbread has found.

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A London council has blamed the government's decision to cap housing benefit for its attempts to house up to 500 families in Stoke-on-Trent.

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 70 per cent of families are on the edge of financial meltdown, a survey by parenting site Netmums has found.

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The benefit cap is hampering local authorities in London in their attempts to move families out of temporary accommodation and into a permanent home, a report has found.

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

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Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is to face a legal challenge to controversial welfare reforms after the Child Poverty Action Group announced it has issued proceedings for judicial review.

Benefit cap hits child households hardest

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Families with children have been hardest hit by the introduction of the controversial benefit cap, initial government figures show.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Rethink of benefit eligibility criteria sparks fresh fears for children

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Monday, April 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Changes to the way entitlement to benefits, including dental care and free prescriptions, is calculated could have a detrimental impact on children living in poorer families, a charity has warned.

Children to investigate UK poverty as study highlights 'unacceptable' conditions

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Children in poverty in the UK are being forced to cope with mouldy and damp housing conditions, and are bullied because their parents have no money, a study has found.

Large families worst hit by benefit cap

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Friday, November 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Households with large numbers of children are being overwhelmingly worst hit by the government's benefit cap, latest figures show.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

Children plunged into 'severe poverty' by asylum benefit system

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Thousands of children are being forced into severe poverty because of alarmingly low levels of support for them and their families, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Number of Westminster families housed in B&Bs rises despite government warning

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of families with children placed in long-term bed and breakfast accommodation in Westminster rose from 36 to 100 in the past three months because of increasing demand on housing, the London borough has claimed.

Financial pressures on parents have made the UK less family-friendly

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

| CYP Now

The UK is less "family-friendly" than last year due to rising childcare costs, housing problems and the economic climate, a report by charity the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) has found.

Older children miss out on early intervention, says Catch22

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's vision for supporting families through early interventions is short-sighted as it only focuses on the youngest children, a charity has claimed.

Tens of thousands set to lose legal advice

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to 70,000 young people struggling with problems relating to issues such as homelessness and employment face losing access to free legal advice due to government plans to cut the legal aid budget by 350m, a report has warned.

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Child benefit to be docked if parents fail to pay truancy fines

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Rise in demand for Barnardo's emergency grant sparks calls for Budget shake-up

Conservative conference: £10bn in welfare cuts 'disastrous' for families

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

Tax evasion crackdown 'threatens early intervention'

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

Proposed child maintenance levy cut by government

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

Council attempts to move 500 families 'due to housing benefit cap'

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

Benefit cap fuels housing problems for London councils

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

Benefit cap hits child households hardest

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Rethink of benefit eligibility criteria sparks fresh fears for children

Children to investigate UK poverty as study highlights 'unacceptable' conditions

Large families worst hit by benefit cap

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

Children plunged into 'severe poverty' by asylum benefit system

Number of Westminster families housed in B&Bs rises despite government warning

Financial pressures on parents have made the UK less family-friendly

Older children miss out on early intervention, says Catch22

Tens of thousands set to lose legal advice

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