School holidays can be difficult for some families, with added costs of food for example – especially now with rising food and energy prices, and reduced income due to childcare.
With the end of term fast approaching, we've sent supermarket vouchers worth £90 per child to low-income families, whose children currently receive free school meals, to help them buy food over the school...
Government commits to major reforms to improve the lives of England’s most vulnerable children and families
Vulnerable children and families in England will be better supported by a fundamental shift in how children’s social care services are delivered, guided by the findings of an independent review of children’s social care published today.
Pensioners and families are set to benefit from the £500m extension to the Household Support Fund, as the government takes further steps to help with the rising cost of living.
From: Department for Work and Pensions and The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP
Published 31 March 2022
Household Support Fund doubled to £1 billion with £500 million of new funding, as government goes
New figures show that serious child-related incidents reported by councils have risen by almost a fifth in the past year, the Local Government Association reveals today.
There were 536 serious incident notifications in England during 2020/21, up 87 (19 per cent) on the total of 449 in 2019/20, and 41 per cent higher than the 379 incidents five years ago in 2015/16.
Multi-million pound investment to create more Family Hubs across the country, building on a manifesto commitment
From: Department for Education and Vicky Ford MP
Published 19 August 2021
Thousands of vulnerable or low-income families in England will benefit from a multi-million-pound investment to improve access to early education, health and care services....