Cost of the School Day Voice network members from Trinity High School in South Lanarkshire went to the Scottish Parliament to demand that more is done to tackle child poverty. They talked to Shirley-Anne Somerville, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing and heard Holly Bruce, a Green MSP, read out their question to the First Minister.
With at least 500,000 additional children in England due to become newly eligible for free school meals (FSM) in September, a new survey shows the big difference wider eligibility will make to qualifying families, with expected gains ranging from a drop in household debt to less hunger and more money to spend on things like food at home, trips and clubs for kids. After a challenging summer for many families and continued rising costs, the change is set to provide some respite for qualifying parents.
As the PM’s cost of living tour gets underway, a new survey from CPAG finds more than half of parents (55%) whose children will be newly eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September don’t know that they will qualify for the meals.
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) charity is proud to share the news that its chief executive since 2010 Alison Garnham has been granted a life peerage.
The abolition of the two-child limit was announced in 2025. This report examines the devastating impact the two-child limit policy had on children and families through the words of affected parents and families.
