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Pushing Back: Our take on life in poverty in London

18 October 2019
This report has been developed by the A Different Take London panel. We are a group of children, young people and parents with experience of living on a low income, and people from Child Poverty Action Group and the University of Leeds. Between January-June 2019 we have been discussing our own experiences and priorities and talking to the people in our communities, to develop our own agenda around the most important issues affecting the lives of people in poverty and what we think should be done about them.
Benefit levels Child poverty in London Child poverty strategies Education Housing Report UK Universal credit Work and pay London
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The Cost of a Child in 2019

04 September 2019
Our annual Cost of a Child report this year finds that the overall cost of a child up to age 18 (including rent and childcare) is £185,000 for lone parents (up 19% since 2012) and £151,000 for couples (up 5.5% since 2012). The gap between lone parents’ actual income and what they need to meet family needs has grown sharply: lone parents working full time for the so-called national living wage ('NLW') are 21% (£80 a week) short of what they need – after paying for rent, childcare and council tax - a gap that has more than doubled from 10% since 2012.
Benefit levels Childcare Children’s benefits Cost of a child Costs and spending Report UK Work and pay
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Living Hand to Mouth

27 August 2019
Living Hand to Mouth, by Rebecca O’Connell, Abigail Knight and Julia Brannen, brings the latest research on food poverty together with the voices of children and young people experiencing food poverty first hand.
Benefit levels Benefits for people from abroad Education Free school meals Health Report UK
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Universal credit: what needs to change

05 June 2019
Universal credit: what needs to change to reduce child poverty and make it fit for families? calls for design and funding changes to improve claimants’ experience of universal credit and to reduce child poverty.
Benefit cap Benefit levels Child poverty statistics Children’s benefits Early warning system Report Two child limit UK Universal credit Welfare reform
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The Cost of a Child in 2018

20 August 2018
Our latest Cost of a Child report shows what it costs to raise a child to age 18, based on what the public thinks is a minimum standard of living. The overall cost of a child (including rent and childcare) is £150,753 for a couple and £183,335 for a lone parent.
Benefit levels Children’s benefits Cost of a child Costs and spending Report Two child limit UK Universal credit Welfare reform Work and pay
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Child poverty and education: A survey of the experiences of NEU members

02 April 2018
A joint National Education Union (NEU) and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) survey received responses from 908 NEU members working in early years, primary and secondary schools and settings across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Benefit levels Education Free school meals Health Life chances Report UK
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Emergency Use Only: 2017 update

20 December 2017
In November 2014, the Emergency Use Only report broke new ground as the first systematic research into food bank use across the United Kingdom. Over two years on, this report takes the recommendations from Emergency Use Only and, for each, assesses the progress made.
Benefit delivery Benefit levels Costs and spending Report Sanctions and conditionality UK
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The Austerity Generation: the impact of a decade of cuts on family incomes and child poverty

03 November 2017
Our new research, conducted with the Institute for Public Policy Research, models the impact of cuts to social security over the decade.
Benefit levels Disabled children Report Tax credits UK Universal credit Welfare reform
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The Cost of a Child in 2017

16 August 2017
Our Cost of a Child in 2017 report calculates the cost of raising a child in the UK based on the minimum income standard (MIS).
Benefit levels Childcare Children’s benefits Cost of a child Costs and spending Housing Report UK Work and pay
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Still too poor to pay: three years of localised council tax support in London

31 August 2016
Read the latest report from CPAG and Z2K in a series that examines how London council tax support schemes have changed in the last three years and analyses the impact these changes have had on claimants.
Benefit levels Child poverty in London Costs and spending Council tax reduction Housing Life chances Localisation Report Welfare reform London