The Crisis and Resilience Fund could support the government’s ambition to end mass dependence on emergency food parcels.

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Labour laid out plans to spend £1bn a year replacing the household support fund with a new crisis and resilience fund at the spending review.

New entitlement to free school meals for all children in household on Universal Credit.

‘Please tell me they won’t take away my benefits, there’s no way I can go back to work. My health has deteriorated so badly’.

Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of removing two-child benefit cap will outweigh political benefit

Exclusive: Survey commissioned by children’s charities shows UK voters want to see families prioritised Charities and a Labour-aligned pressure group are ramping up calls on Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child limit on benefits, as polling shows support for action on youth poverty remains high, and is equally solid among Labour voters tempted by Reform. As discussions continue in government ahead of the forthcoming child poverty strategy, a survey commissioned by a coalition of charities suggests voters want to see families prioritised. Continue reading...