Family income

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Palace of Westminster
Calculate how the welfare benefits up-rating cap will affect families
As parliament debates a 1% annual cap on benefit and tax credit increases, you can calculate how the change could affect family finances
21 January 2013
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
young girl clutching her knees
'This bill will push many more families into poverty'
As MPs debate government plans to cap benefit increases below the cost of living, their actions could affect some 11.5m children
08 January 2013
James Bury, Interim Public Affairs Manager
Policy team
Head teacher Bob Ellis speaking
Teachers' opinions of free school meals
The head teacher of Conisborough College outlines why he supports our Fair and Square campaign
17 December 2012
Laura Rodrigues, Policy Officer - Poverty and Early Years
Policy team
young girl looking through window
'It is incredibly upsetting when children in your class complain that they are hungry'
While remaining anonymous, a teacher at a London school writes of the hunger that many students must deal with at school.
14 December 2012
A London teacher
Guest bloggers
Why we support Tanni Grey-Thompson's Universal Credit inquiry
'The inquiry found that around 450,000 disabled people stand to lose out under Universal Credit - this includes 100,000 disabled children'
17 October 2012
Laura Rodrigues, Policy Officer - Poverty and Early Years
Policy team
child seated in wheelchair
The big changes Universal Credit would bring for my family
As a result of the planned changes, 'we are about to become more isolated, our quality of life and that of our children further impaired', Jacqueline writes
17 October 2012
Jacqueline Lockhart, Campaigner
Guest bloggers
Humane levels of support for asylum-seeking families
In a recent case the German Constitutional Court ruled that the current benefits level paid to asylum seekers in Germany was insufficient.
04 September 2012
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Meeting the needs of all children and families with disabilities
Our new report with Citizens Advice Bureau and Disability Rights UK is a key first step in ensuring the value of universal credit
12 July 2012
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Net result: The importance of a safety net for disadvantaged young people
If the government intends to take the welfare system through another fundamental overhaul, we must ensure that young people do not slip through the net.
29 June 2012
Laura Rodrigues, Policy Officer - Poverty and Early Years
Policy team
three young people in wheelchairs and two standing adults
320,000: The true number of disabled children in poverty
Our new report shows that 320,000 disabled children in the UK live in poverty – a staggering number that is around 30,000 more than official statistics suggest
07 October 2011
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team

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