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I had an interesting meeting I wanted to tell you about. I had the opportunity to meet with the Minister for Employment and the Secretary of State for Education at 10 Downing Street.

This short report looks at the challenges facing schools when implementing a means-tested school meal system, and the debt families are incurring for school meals in primary schools across England.

Leading advice charities publish new handbook in joint action to tackle debt crisis

Universal credit (UC) claimants are not always getting extra amounts of UC they’re entitled to when they become eligible for some other benefits because of poor data-sharing within the DWP.

First Minister urged to, “at the very least”, deliver on campaign commitment to increase Scottish child payment to £30. 

A report analysing the impact Scottish government policies and lower childcare costs have on the costs of bringing up a child.