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Child poverty facts and figures
4.2 million
children live in poverty in the UK
48%
of children from black and minority ethnic groups live in poverty
71%
of children growing up in poverty live in working families
450,000
fewer kids would live in poverty if child benefit was increased by £10 a week
CPAG News
Payments for children in Scotland
25 April 2023
This introductory course provides an overview of benefit support for families in Scotland from pregnancy to school age. Book your place for the online course on Wed 17 May
Adult disability payment - an introduction
24 April 2023
Book this useful course on the new Scottish benefit, taking place on Mon 15 May online.

How can we end child poverty?
Child poverty is not inevitable. With the right action to address the causes of child poverty, we can end it.
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