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Warning poorer pupils are ‘bounced out of GCSE subjects’ by costs

More than a quarter of FSM students (27%) said it is difficult for them to afford musical instruments or music lessons

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025

Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

A survey by Child Poverty Action Group found 23% of secondary school pupils on free school meals said cost concerns have affected subject choices.

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2025

Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’

Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

Child poverty hurting one in 10 New Zealand kids

The Child Poverty Action Group say New Zealand kids face a bleak future without investment in the poorest households.

AAP · Mar 23, 2023

School meals ‘should be free for all just like desks and chairs’

Organisations supporting the call include the Food Foundation, School Food Matters, Child Poverty Action Group and The Children’s Society.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

DWP benefit cap 'fallacy' impacting 350 Bristol families, new figures reveal

"It doesn’t incentivise work, it leaves children hungry"

Bristol Post · Mar 3, 2023

New figures expose 'fallacy' of benefit cap 'work incentive', child poverty group says

Ministers are now facing calls to abandon the cap - around £1,666 per month for a couple per month outside London - which one expert said makes 'no logical sense'

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Scottish Government to provide extra £8.6m to mitigate UK benefits cap

FAMILIES could be £2500 better off as a result of the Scottish Government spending almost £9 million to help those impacted by Westminster’s…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023

Hamilton schoolgirl wins Lanarkshire politician's Christmas card design competition

The winning entry was chosen from over 600 across the constituency.

Daily Record · Dec 2, 2022

Scots campaigners demand Jeremy Hunt ditches plans for billions in spending cuts

The Child Poverty Action Group said it would be "outrageous" to ask vulnerable people to shoulder the UK’s stricken public finances.

Daily Record · Nov 17, 2022