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Three in four children in poverty in Great Britain now have a Labour MP.

Two child limit stats out today show numbers of children affected by this policy is now at 1.6m. Child Poverty Action Group report of families affected paints a devastating picture of family life under this policy. It has to go. cpag.org.uk/news/things-wi…

My @Guardian story: Labour government under fresh pressure to abolish the "shameful" two-child benefit limit after latest official figures show record 1.6m children affected theguardian.com/society/articl…

📻“Two thirds of children are living in a constituency where there’s more than 1 in 4 children in poverty.” CRSP’s Juliet Stone has been speaking to @asapchance_ on BBC Leicester this morning about child poverty in the UK. Head to BBC Sounds for the full interview.

This morning I convened experts and campaigners on child poverty to start work immediately on a new, ambitious child poverty strategy. We will work every day across government to reduce child poverty and give every child the best start in life.

Here is our response from Joseph Howes (he/him) to this announcement from the government on the creation of a child poverty taskforce from Liz Kendall and Department for Work and Pensions 👇

Delighted to see Sir Stephen Timms appointed as Minister for Social Security and Disability. Marie Curie Policy & Public Affairs very much looks forward to working with him to ensure the social security system works for all those living with terminal illness. mariecurie.org.uk/media/press-re…

This week we learned that inflation held steady at 2 per cent in June. Although *the rate* of inflation may now be at target, *prices* are still high. In three years prices have risen by 20%, so higher prices will be with us for the foreseeable.

The British public now think it’s necessary to budget for private health treatments due to long NHS waiting lists. Is this the new norm for the UK? Read the latest Minimum Income Standard research in today’s Observer (1/5)

Excellent summary of our research out today. Huge thanks to Matt Padley and AbDavis@crsp for leading this work CRSP. Join our webinar on Thursday to hear more from them and me. See jrf.org.uk/events/minimum… for details.

1.2 million unpaid carers across the UK are living in poverty. Our report out today shows that poverty levels among unpaid carers are shockingly high, with 1 in 10 in deep poverty. #EndCarerPoverty Read our report here: go.carersuk.org/carerspovertyr…

Research by CRSP is referenced in this The Guardian article, looking at the growing pressure for ministers to increase the basic rate of UK statutory sick pay in the #Budget2025 theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Our latest CRSP research for Marie Curie shows rising rates of poverty at the end of life, with new figures on fuel poverty and terminal illness highlighting the stark choices faced by people already living in extremely difficult circumstances. independent.co.uk/news/uk/people…

People at the end of life should be making memories with loved ones, not worrying about money. Please sign the petition now if you agree that the Government needs to fix the #CostOfDyingCrisis: shorturl.at/tuaAQ

Lots of coverage today for the CRSP Juliet Stone Marie Curie Dying in Poverty 2024 report. It found that 300 people are dying in poverty every single day in the UK independent.co.uk/news/uk/people…

What an horrendous and heartbreaking set of statistics.... Loughborough University research shows that the number of people dying in poverty increases by 19% in four years 😪 lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/p…

Our latest calculations for Child Poverty Action Group on the cost of bringing up a child in 2024 shows that parents living on low incomes are increasingly unable to provide their families with a decent standard of living, even if they are in full-time work. CRSP

NEW REPORT: Holyrood policies are working to reduce costs but lowest-income families are still left with less than half the income needed for a minimum standard of living. Read our Cost of a Child in Scotland report: tinyurl.com/4h9ytmv9 Juliet Stone CRSP

PRESS RELEASE: Child poverty campaigners welcome Scottish budget two-child limit mitigation cpag.org.uk/news/child-pov…

Being a carer for a loved one shouldn’t make people poorer. Proud to host Carers UK event today about combatting Carer poverty alongside the minister Sir Stephen Timms in Parliament #CarersAllowance #carers #unpaidcarers