West London Zone (for Children and Young People)

March 2024

West London Zone (for Children and Young People) have released a report called ‘Closing the Gap’ a holistic approach to building preventative methods to tackle child poverty’

Sustain

February 2024

Sustain’s Hannah Gibbs (Programme Manager of Bridging the Gap) has released a blog called ‘Fixing supply chains for a fairer food future’

The Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation

March 2024

The Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation delivered a petition to parliament asking them to support their ‘Essentials Guarantee’ campaign. Videos of the petition hand-in from both partners can be seen here:

Kindred Squared

March 2024

Kindred Squared have released their ‘School Readiness’ Report

Action for Children

March 2024

Action For Children have released new analysis on ‘Child poverty and barriers to work’

Single Parent Rights

March 2024

Single Parent Rights have released new research called ‘Universal Credit Conditionality Research: The Impact on Single Parents’. Nursery World and The Guardian have covered the report.

Sustain

March 2024

Sustain have released their latest ‘Good Food for All Londoners’ report

RSA

March 2024

RSA have released a report called ‘State of Paralysis’ looking at young people’s economic security and what it means for their health and wellbeing.

Trust for London

March 2024

Trust for London have released an article called ‘Strategic legal action: securing change for low-income pregnant women’

NCP

March 2024

NCP have released their ‘State of the Sector 2024’ report

Resolution Foundation

March 2024

The Resolution Foundation have released their report ‘We’ve only just begun: Action to improve young people’s mental health, education and employment’

Pregnant then Screwed

February 2024

Pregnant then Screwed and Women in Data have released statistics about the cost of parenting

Gingerbread

February 2024

Gingerbread have released a guide on claiming Universal Credit and have released a video which sums up the key information.

Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation

February 2024

Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation have launched ‘Guarantee our Essentials: reforming Universal Credit to ensure we can all afford the essentials in hard times’ containing new research. in support of the campaign for an essentials guarantee.

Coram

February 2024

Coram Family and Childcare have released some early data from their Childcare Survey 2024

DWP

February 2024

DWP have published ‘Below Average Resources: developing a new poverty measure’.  This is a release of official statistics in development and a statistical consultation on developing new statistics based on the Social Metrics Commission approach to poverty measurement. Responses to the consultation are sought by 11 April.

University of Warwick

February 2024

Nicky Hawkins and Michael Orton from the University of Warwick are working with partners to align around pro social security messages to create a drumbeat in the run up to the general election. Learn more in this prosocial security messaging document

Praxis

February 2024

Praxis have released a short video calling for a meeting with Minister for Children David Johnston to hear from campaigners how being excluded from support impacts them? Please watch and share.

NCP

February 2024

NPC have published a report ‘Closing the gap: Building better child poverty prevention systems’

Coram

February 2024

Coram have a major new report out Charter for Children

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

January 2024

National Education Union and CPAG have published ‘The Universalism Multiplier: The impact of universal free school meal entitlement on families, schools and children.’

Centre For Social Justice

January 2024

Centre for Social Justice: published ‘Two Nations: the state of poverty in the UK’ in December 2023

Coram Family and Childcare's

January 2024

Coram Family and Childcare’s new report on wraparound childcare, commissioned by the Local Government Association is available now.

CPAG

January 2024

CPAG are pleased to share their latest publication, Ending child poverty: why and how a comprehensive guide for anyone concerned about child poverty and how to end it. It sets out the evidence on the extent of child poverty and its impact on children.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

January 2024

Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published it annual flagship report ‘UK Poverty 2024: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK’

ThriveLDN

January 2024

ThriveLDN are co-ordinating Great Mental Health Day in London on 26th January and have the details about what happened on their website.

NEU

January 2024

The NEU have written an article called ‘On the education disadvantage gap’ discussing how ‘Reducing child poverty must be at the center of any credible plan to deliver good educational and life outcomes for more young people’

The Resolution Foundation

January 2024

The Resolution Foundation has released an article looking at the what 2024 is likely to look like called ‘From Merry Christmas to a messy new year, What 2024 has in store’.

Children England

January 2024

As part of their closure program Children England have released a series of legacy podcasts. These can be vied at the follow links:

    • Episode 1: Markets  Commissioning for Charities and their Services
      Andrew and Kathy are joined by Nick Davies from the Institute for Government, and Sam Mercandante, from NCVO
    • Episode 2: Historical perspectives on Children England
      Andrew and Kathy are joined by Maggie Jones, Sir Roger Singleton and Keith White
    • Episode 3: The Work and Philosophy of the ChildFair State Inquiry
      Andrew and Kathy are joined by Chloe Darlington and Deborah Tetteh
    • Episode 4: An Interview with Children England’s Last CEO 
    • Episode 5: The Experience and Challenges of Closing a Charity
      Andrew and Kathy are joined by Sir David Holmes and Iona Lawrence

End Child Poverty

December 2023

End Child Poverty (ECP) have released a report showing how children are living in families impacted by the two-child limit everywhere in the UK

ESDEG

November 2023

ESDEG have released a report on their activities during London Challenge Poverty Week

The Children and Young People Mental Health Coalition

November 2023

The Children and Young People Mental Health Coalition have produced a new ‘Manifesto for babies, children and young people’s mental health’

The Equality Trust

November 2023

The Equality Trust has released The Cost of Inequality 2023 looks at the impact of inequality on society and the economy.

High Trees

November 2023

High Trees have launched a Guide to Delivering Person-Centred Employment Services

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

November 2023

JRF has published a major new report revealing a shameful increase in the level of destitution in the UK. The number of people experiencing destitution increased by 61% from 2019 to 2022.

Child Poverty Action Group

August 2023

Child Poverty Action Group have updated their Cost of the School Day Calendar 2023-24

The Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty

August 2023

The Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty have done a Letter to Friends around the World special for October 17

London Councils

August 2023

London Councils have released a news article called One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

Just Fair

August 2023

Just Fair have released an article called The socio-economic duty in action – Case studies from England and Wales and they have released a recording of their webinar launching: The Socio-Economic Duty in Action: Case Studies from England and Wales

Trust for London

August 2023

Trust for London have written an article called Census 2021 deep dive: ethnicity and deprivation in London