News
Open letter to Gavin Williamson on home learning
2020: year in review video
Remembering Professor Sir John Hills
Press releases
One million Covid-19 universal credit claimants have deductions from benefits
Capped in the New Year
Court of Appeal finds that EU nationals legally resident in UK were unlawfully excluded from claiming universal credit
Blogs
Security and solidarity in our social security system
“My rent alone takes up 95% of the benefits I receive, but my family are stuck here... until we’re made homeless.” Challenging poverty in a time of COVID
The two-child limit: impact on abortion
Contact us
Child Poverty Action Group is a centre of expertise and campaigning on child poverty, welfare rights, and related issues such as fair pay, childcare, benefits and tax credits. Our spokespeople regularly feature on television, radio and in print media.
Contact
Journalists can contact our press officer, Jane Ahrends, or the out-of-hours duty contact on:
020 7812 5216 (office hours)
07816 909302 (24 hour)
email: jahrends@cpag.org.uk
Looking for a contact in Scotland? Visit our Scotland media page.
Press releases
CPAG regularly puts out press statements on the publication of its own policy and research, and in reaction to other events and news stories related to our work. See our press releases.
Expert information
CPAG can help journalists find information for child poverty related stories. See some key facts and figures.
We may also be able to arrange for you to speak with one of our policy or welfare rights experts for more detailed enquiries.
Case study advice
CPAG can provide advice to journalists on finding case studies, but is rarely able to directly provide case studies.
We encourage journalists in their use of case studies to show sensitivity towards parents who wish to protect their children from the stigma of being labelled as in ‘poverty’ and associated risks such as bullying.
End Child Poverty
CPAG is the host organisation for the campaign to End Child Poverty - a coalition of 150 organisations from civic society including children’s charities, child welfare organisations, social justice groups, faith groups, trade unions and others, united in our vision of a UK free of child poverty.
Our press officer also handles queries on behalf of End Child Poverty and we can provide End Child Poverty spokespeople. Visit the End Child Poverty website.