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Stephen Twigg delivering a speech
Stephen Twigg: 'Every child still matters'
Ruby Peacock reports on Stephen Twigg's speech at our seminar this week, where he addressed the importance of supporting young people and their families
23 May 2012
Ruby Peacock, Policy and Parliamentary Assistant
Policy team
On your own: Young people’s experiences of leaving care
For children who grew up in the care of their local authority, leaving can be a scary, explains Laura Rodrigues, who met several over the past few days.
22 May 2012
Laura Rodrigues, Policy Officer - Poverty and Early Years
Policy team
Immigration policies push 120,000 children towards destitution
Ilona Pinter writes of a new report from a centre at Oxford University that addresses immigration policies' effects on children.
17 May 2012
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Ministers give evidence concerning children running away from care
Data on young people who go missing from care is often 'raw and erratic' and not comparable, minister says.
14 May 2012
Ellen Broome, Acting Policy Director
Policy team
Young people in care tell parliamentary group: 'We need to be listened to'
Last week four young people from our programmes spoke at the Houses of Parliament about their experiences of being in care and running away or going missing.
08 May 2012
Ruby Peacock, Policy and Parliamentary Assistant
Policy team
Gathering and sharing data on young people who run away from care
'Until it is known what is going on in local areas, no one can understand the issues or effectively intervene in the lives of these vulnerable children'
30 April 2012, 1 comment
Ruby Peacock, Policy and Parliamentary Assistant
Policy team
Fair and Square logo
Extending free school meals is key to combatting child malnutrition
Findings that teachers are seeing large numbers of children give signs of not eating enough, Sam Royston emphasises the need to support free school meals.
30 April 2012, 1 comment
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
MPs investigate why trafficked children go missing from care
The first public session of an inquiry into trafficked children gone missing from care reveals chilling facts and ways of addressing the problem.
25 April 2012, 4 comments
Natalie Williams, Policy Officer
Policy team
Free school meals for all children in poverty
As we launch our Fair and Square campaign, David Hounsell explains why our goals are good for young people and their families
19 April 2012, 2 comments
David Hounsell, Economic Adviser
Policy team
We need to end 'failed policy' that makes young people vulnerable
For Young People Seeking Safety Week, Ilona Pinter addresses destitution as a serious concern and explains steps to address the problem.
03 April 2012
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team

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According to this our family (married, 4 children, dad has full time job, mum cares for children full time) has always hovered above or below the poverty line. RUBBISH! We are not poor. We have never gone cold or hungry.
Real poverty is being hungry and cold and having no essential medicine. UK poverty is not affording the latest electronic game, latest fashion and a new sofa.
By this calculator, "poverty" currently means a bigger income than what we are VERY comfortable on.

BBC news says that "POOR" children turn up to school hungry? Well, I have fed my 4 children very well around the "poverty line" - plenty of good healthy home cooked food, no convenience meals or junk. (the latter costs more than home made healthy food anyway)
"Cold chips in lunch box" means poverty? NO! Takeaway chips cost MORE than a pasta salad or brown bread and cheese sandwich. Hungry children in UK are not suffering poverty, they're suffering poor parenting. Training a generation to be prudent and wise is what's needed, not more breakfast clubs to further absolve parents of their responsibilities.

Use our new calculator to track the shifting poverty line

Great idea to map your run with the icons of London. Well done for finding the mental strength to run the VLM AGAIN, especially now you are an old man!

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

Well done Joe, all in a good cause and will be thinking about you on the day.

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon