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Briefing

The Cost of Missing Lunchtime: A briefing on free school meals in the North East

12 May 2021
New calculations carried out by Child Poverty Action Group, Children North East and the North East Child Poverty Commission show that one in four North East children living below the UK poverty line (over 35,000 children) are not currently eligible for free school meals, and therefore miss out on the many proven benefits associated with the policy. In addition, more than one in ten North East children (11 per cent) who are eligible for free school meals do not take up this offer, meaning they do not benefit from the support that they are entitled to.
Briefing Education Free school meals Online Universal credit England
Report

Assessment delays for ill health and disability - update report

12 May 2021
An update to the report we published at the beginning of 2021 highlighting that delays carrying out assessments for disability benefits meant that many disabled people were not receiving or were losing support intended to help them meet the additional costs of their disability.
Disability benefits Early warning system (Scotland) ESA PIP Report Universal credit Scotland
Briefing

Programme for Government 2021 - 2026

29 April 2021
CPAG in Scotland's Programme for Government outlines the key policy and investments that must be made by the next Scottish Government in order to ensure families have the resources they need to give their children a decent start in life
Briefing Ending child poverty Free school meals Scotland
Briefing

Extended school provision

28 April 2021
Schools have a unique place within their communities. With an extended school day, schools can and do support children’s development and learning, support mental health and wellbeing, mitigate the effects of child poverty, and help prevent poverty by supporting parents to work.
Briefing Childcare Education Extended schools UK England
Briefing

Poverty in Scotland 2021 - towards a 2030 without poverty? A summary briefing

23 April 2021
The 'Poverty in Scotland' book is a unique collaboration. It brings together academics, anti-poverty campaigners, public officials, trade unionists and practitioners to provide a state of the nation assessment of the scale, nature and impact of poverty. It assesses the progress that has been made and the policies now needed to ensure Scotland’s ambitions toward ending poverty are realised.
Benefit levels Briefing Child poverty legislation Child poverty statistics Child poverty strategies Childcare Ending child poverty Work and pay Scotland
Briefing

Falling Through the Net - Briefing 3

15 April 2021
This is the third in a series of regular briefings which highlight some of the persistent gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence of these gaps is drawn from our Early Warning System (EWS) which collects case studies from frontline practitioners working directly with families on the problems they are seeing with the social security system.
Benefits for people from abroad Briefing Coronavirus Disability benefits Legal UK Universal credit Work and pay
Report

It feels as though my third child doesn't matter

07 April 2021
This joint report from CPAG, the Church of England and the Welfare Reform and Larger Families research project presents the latest estimates of the number of families affected by the two-child limit, and provides an insight into the impact of the policy using survey data from families directly affected by it. It is a continuation of a series of annual reports tracking the impact of this policy over time.
Child poverty statistics Coronavirus Report Two child limit UK
Report

The Cost of Learning in Lockdown: March 2021 update (Scotland)

15 March 2021
Cost of the school day Education Report Scotland
Report

The Cost of Learning in Lockdown: March 2021 update

14 March 2021
The Cost of Learning in Lockdown (March 2021 update) is a report based on surveys carried out with parents, carers, children and young people asking them about their family's experience of learning during lockdown, with particular focus on families struggling with money.
Cost of the school day Education Free school meals Online Report UK
Briefing

Falling Through the Net - briefing 2

25 February 2021
This is the second in a series of regular briefings which highlight some of the persistent gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence of these gaps is drawn from our Early Warning System (EWS) which collects case studies from frontline practitioners working directly with families on the problems they are seeing with the social security system.
Benefit delivery Benefit levels Briefing Coronavirus Disability benefits Early warning system Early warning system (Scotland) Legal UK Universal credit Work and pay