The Latest Breaking News from Child Poverty Action Group

North Ayrshire Council has approved a new action plan to tackle child poverty, which has risen faster in the area than throughout Scotland as a whole

More than 5,000 kids are deemed to be caught in the poverty trap

Labour branded his remarks ‘beyond belief’, whilst the Liberal Democrats described them as ‘disgraceful’ and the SNP ‘reprehensible’.

Exclusive: research shows benefits cut has barely changed fertility rates and pushed thousands of British families deeper into poverty

Amid the worsening cost of living crisis, most benefits such as Personal Independence Payment are set to rise starting this week — but some payments will remain the same

There'll be a rise in some payments from this week - but some people still won't have any extra money in their pockets

Campaigners say the grant should have been paid as a lump sum to give struggling families a much needed cash injection.

Incomes for poorer families rose in 2020/21 thanks to state support, but experts say the Universal Credit cut makes their prospects ‘much bleaker’.

Millions of benefits claimants across the UK will see their payments from the Department for Work and Pensions rise in April, but certain amounts will remain the same