Gordon Brown has denounced UK child poverty rising to its “highest levels in living memory” and called for a £3 billion investment fund for the children of austerity. We applaud and support his intervention – child poverty has devastating impacts on children and their families, and imposes a huge cost on the whole of society.
Shockingly, in the fifth largest economy in the world, 300,000 more UK children fell into absolute poverty during a single year at the height of cost of living crisis. Our children are not just poorer, they are getting sicker too.
The Academy of Medical Sciences have released a stark report highlighting wide-ranging evidence of declining health among UK children under five, calling for urgent action. That report warns that major health issues like infant mortality, obesity and…
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The Big Issue United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, 6/3/2024