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‘Waiting for NHS care and lack of suitable jobs among parents’ barriers to work’

Action for Children said its research showed the ‘enormous effort’ required by employers, the NHS and Government to help people back to work.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer aims to avoid backbench rebellion with child poverty taskforce

PM’s speech failed to specify measures to tackle issue, angering MPs calling to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

Can you spot the signs of parental burnout? A parenting coach shares 7 symptoms and ideas on how you can cope with it

Parental burnout is not uncommon, but it can feel hard to overcome. One expert has shared her top tips...

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Charlotte Church surprises young carers’ choir as new coach before gala event

Every member of Action for Children’s 12-strong choir from Wales are young cares for a relative.

The Independent UK

Number of lone child asylum seekers in England rises by almost a third in a year

Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are separated from both parents or any other responsible adult.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt urged not to use sharp fall in inflation to squeeze benefits

Charities say it would be indefensible to raise working age benefits in line with CPI figure for October instead of September

The Guardian - UK

‘Cost of children crisis’: UK parents on coping with half-term on a shoestring

As food and heating costs rise with children at home, compromises range from washing less to cancelling holidays

The Guardian - UK

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Number of children living in extreme poverty nearly triples in five years

One million children were living in extreme poverty in 2022, according to estimates by a research charity

The Independent UK

Children refusing to go to school a big issue for parents, says charity

Parents and carers struggling with the issue of school refusal said Covid-19 lockdowns had an impact on their children, Action For Children found.

The Independent UK

Families with children most likely to suffer cost-of-living hardship – study

The Chancellor has been called on to address a ‘cost-of-children crisis’ in the forthcoming autumn statement as research highlights family struggles.

The Independent UK

Scotland's approach to child poverty scores major praise from Northern Ireland

A CHILDREN’S charity manager in Northern Ireland has called for the country to follow in Scotland’s footsteps and introduce policy emulating the…

The National (Scotland)

‘Councils in doom-spiral of unsustainable spending on children’s services’

The analysis said there is ‘almost universal acceptance that the current system is failing’.

The Independent UK

Children referred to social care twice as likely to fail GCSE maths and English

Research found 53% of teenagers in England who had been referred to services did not achieve a pass in both subjects

The Guardian - UK

Children referred to social care ‘twice as likely to fail GCSE maths or English’

Action for Children said it had analysed 1.6 million children’s results across England from 2019 to 2021.

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Kate Middleton's kids charity hired man who campaigned to legalise cannabis

Stuart Harper wears a tie adorned with cannabis leaves and was once cautioned by police for growing weed, which he says helps treat his ADHD

Chronicle Live

Children's charity searching for new nursery premises after leaving Gateshead school

A nursery branch of the charity Action for Children is now on then lookout for new premises in Gateshead

Chronicle Live

House in Ryton approved by councillors to become a children's home

Action for Children are now permitted to house up to four children in need at the 'Brumby' house

Dynamite News

Study finds benefits of teaching pupils about mental health in classroom

Researchers found the benefits of improving pupils' mental health literacy and reducing the stigma around mental health issues at a crucial stage in a young person's life. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Daily Mirror

Kate Middleton charity boss is convicted murderer who stabbed man to death on train

Paul Carberry stabbed a father-to-be on a train five times and wounded another passenger - but Kate and William had no idea of his crimes when they met him at a primary school a year ago

Chronicle Live

Neighbours concerned potential children's home on street in Ryton could bring down house prices

A children's charity hopes councillors will allow them to establish a facility to look after up to four children in a former house in Ryton

The Independent UK

Government told it must win trust of disabled people on back-to-work plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said people on disability benefits can look for work ‘without fear of losing financial support’.

The Independent UK

Big names in British broadcasting come together for annual charity news quiz

The event in London on Thursday raised over £240,000 for the UK’s leading children’s charity, Action For Children.

Daily Record

Enormous Scots B&M with garden centre opens its doors in Ayrshire town

The superstore has created 30 new roles with 60 workers set to work at the unit.

Belfast Live

Co Armagh student opens up about his struggles as a young carer in education

“For a lot of my school life, most teachers didn’t know that I was a carer. I never felt like they cared, or that it was something I had to share with them.”

Daily Record

Action for Children's Upper Nithsdale Family Service receives overwhelming support at Christmas

There was an incredible response to an appeal for donations in the form of food, money, clothes and toys

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