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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Children in England ‘increasingly worried about impact of cost of living’

A child playing with plastic letters.
Families are expected to face further pressure from rising energy bills this autumn. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

The children’s commissioner for England has called on the government to develop urgent plans to tackle child poverty, amid the cost of living crisis that is hitting the most vulnerable in society hardest.

Rachel de Souza said children were increasingly worried about the soaring price of basic essentials and the impact on their lives, telling MPs on the Commons education committee that urgent steps were required to tackle poverty ahead of a difficult autumn for families.

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