Also highlighting how current so-called safeguards of local authority support are not working

Not only are children in families restricted by NRPF at risk of poverty & material deprivation, but we see how the lack of effective support can expose children to significant risks where the focus on parental status often overrides considerations of children's welfare.

📢Together with the 120+ orgs of the End Child Poverty Coalition, we are today launching a set of 'Eight Tests' that the government’s child poverty strategy must meet if it is to deliver on ending child poverty in this country. 👉 Read more: endchildpoverty.org.uk/8_tests/

Siblings who can't attend school every day as they share a pair of shoes & the prohibitive cost of uniforms. Just some of the heartbreaking things families told us about poverty & school absence. Thanks Joseph Rowntree Foundation for funding & Channel 4 News for covering. channel4.com/news/too-poor-…

The report urges government to break the link between poverty and absence by: ✅Boosting the incomes of the poorest families ✅Bringing down the cost of attending school ✅Improving the identification and support for children and families coping with the impact of poverty 3/4

The views of people with first-hand experience of living in poverty must be central to the development and implementation of the child poverty strategy writes Joseph Howes, the chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition and CEO of Buttle UK. ⬇️ bigissue.com/opinion/uk-chi…

Mossbourne federation faces extraordinary safeguarding review after Observer investigation exposes allegations of emotional abuse over two decades. Over 200 parents, students, teachers, local GPs and child psychiatrists have now given testimonials. theguardian.com/education/2024…

#OnThisDay in 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp. It is now a symbol of what can happen when hatred is left unchecked. Today, we commemorate #HolocaustMemorialDay on the 80th anniversary of the liberation. Go to

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp. Let us remember the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. We also remember the millions more murdered by the Nazis, including Roma and Sinti people.

"UN analysis of verified deaths during a five-month period confirmed that of those who died, 44% were children. Most often, those children were five- to nine-year-olds; 80% of them killed in their own homes." theguardian.com/commentisfree/… by Nesrine Malik

'Trump says immigration authorities can arrest people at churches and schools' theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Yet another shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea has killed two children and left another missing. These deaths are preventable. Once again, UNICEF calls on governments to use the Migration and Asylum Pact to protect children on the move. Full statement: ow.ly/oPAx50UOHe7

🌍✨ PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT: Refugee Week 2025 Conference ✨🌍 Are you passionate about the power of arts, culture, and community in shaping more hopeful futures? Join us for the Refugee Week 2025 Conference to be part of the world’s largest festival celebrating the resilience,

148 organisations call on the Government to rethink measures to ban most refugees becoming citizens - no matter how long they've worked and contributed to British life. theguardian.com/world/2025/feb…

'An 11-year-old girl took her own life in Texas after she was tormented by classmates who threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said.' independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

'No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it' #nrpf #childpoverty bigissue.com/opinion/no-rec…

🌟NEW EPISODE RELEASE!! Over 2.6 million people are locked out of the #welfare state in the UK and now subject to ‘no recourse to public funds’ (#NRPF), an immigration policy restricting access to social security. How can local #government respond? How can we improve the safety

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