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Kiya Hurley

@kiyahurley.bsky.social

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Research Fellow. Public Health. Interests: maternal nutrition and health, infant/child nutrition, adolescent nutrition, housing, health inequalities for children, young people and families.

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Ellie Harwood @ellieharwood.bsky.social · Jun 5

This change will mean newly-eligible families will save around £500 a year for each schoolchild in the family.

Great to think of the wonderful things families will be able to do with that money back in their pockets. Means more money for food at home, and more money to enjoy a happy childhood.

Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · Jun 4

‘A game-changer for children and families. We hope this is a sign of what's to come in the autumn's child poverty strategy, with government taking more action to meet its manifesto commitment to reduce child poverty in the UK.’ - Our head of education policy Kate Anstey www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible

Charities have broadly welcomed the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 Health inequalities among children aged under five are widening.

But what can be done to reverse this trend? Our Head of Policy and Advocacy @hannahbrins.bsky.social explores the options in our latest podcast.

🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/3ZqHi9x

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Kiya Hurley @kiyahurley.bsky.social · May 22

Two in one day! And a Special Commendation prize for Sophie, my @nihrsphr.bsky.social summer intern too! Feeling really overwhelmed on my train home from an amazing #ASMSPHR25 🥰

Read more about Sophie’s work on the SPHR website here: sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Kiya Hurley @kiyahurley.bsky.social · May 22

Eek! Never won a work award before - thanks @nihrsphr.bsky.social !

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AskFuse @askfuse.bsky.social · May 21

We need your help! Please crochet a 5cm by 5cm square to represent each of the 4191 children excluded from school every day in England in 2022-2023. The square will be part of an awareness reading blanket more here:
sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Kiya Hurley @kiyahurley.bsky.social · Feb 14

#housing #temporaryaccommodation #TA #youngpeople #youth #families