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For 60 years, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has led the fight to end child poverty in the UK. We bring together expertise and the voices of families to expose the causes of poverty and how they can be overcome. Our trusted advice, resources and training help frontline workers secure the vital financial support families need. Our research and campaigning challenge decision makers to create fairer policies for children and families.

Follow the growth and development of CPAG, from the 'rediscovery of poverty' in the 1960s through our many campaigns to the passing of the Child Poverty Act in 2010 and beyond.

Find out more about our funders and what their support achieves, and read our annual report and accounts.

Poverty damages children's education, health and future.

CPAG in Scotland’s welfare rights seminar provides a timely opportunity to explore the current challenges and developments as we enter the final stages of migration to universal credit. We’ll look at the impacts once clients get UC and what the future holds once migration is complete in March 2026.

What does a social security system that provides a secure future for children and families look like?

Our innovative employment support programme helped potential second earners from low-income families overcome barriers to get into and progress in work.

This research examines the extent to which universal credit adheres to the rule of law principles of transparency, procedural fairness and lawfulness. We investigated how the design and implementation of the UK’s first digital-by-design benefit aligns with the social security legislation underpinning it.