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New poll shows public believe Government action on child poverty falling short - 12.06.13
New polling released on the eve of the annual child poverty figures (1) shows that the British public care strongly about child poverty ...
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End Child Poverty publish new analysis of 2013 Budget - 25.03.13
‘Nothing to do with Poor Kids’
Budget analysis shows that children in low income families suffer and child poverty is a b...
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End Child Poverty responds to 2013 Budget - 20.03.13
Responding to the 2013 Budget, Chair of the End Child Poverty Campaign Enver Solomon said:
"The Government say that they remain co...
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New local child poverty figures published - 20.02.13
The Campaign to End Child Poverty has today published new figures that provide a child poverty map of the whole of the UK. The figures a...
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Empty strategy leaves families in growing hardship - 05.04.11
In response to the publication today of the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy, the Campaign to End Child Poverty’s spokesp...
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Budget ignores warnings of child poverty rise - 23.03.11
Responding to the Chancellor's Budget statement, End Child Poverty's Campaign Coordinator, Tim Nichols, said:
"The Budget leaves s...
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New IFS research shows families and poorest hardest hit by coalition cuts - 25.08.10
Research commissioned from the Institute for Fiscal Studies by the End Child Poverty campaign (1) shows that the Coalition&rsq...
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Nothing in budget for children living in poverty today - 24.03.10
Press release
Date 24/3/10
Immediate release
Nothing in budget for children living in poverty today
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4in10 Parliamentary Reception 24th March 4pm - 24.03.10
PRESS NOTICE: LONDON’S CHILD POVERTY CHAMPIONS
Parliamentary Event to Launch “Child Poverty Champions - 4in10: The...
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Pre Budget letter to the Guardian - 23.03.10
Monday 22nd March 2010
Pre - Budget Letter to the Guardian
This budget week, a Bill that could turn ar...
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ECP in roundtable discussion with Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP - 22.03.10
Statement on Press Reports - 13.01.10
End Child Poverty would like to comment on recent inaccurate speculation in the press about a mis-reported financial crisis. We are...
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Unemployment creates new child poverty crisis - 02.11.09
“We couldn’t let the banks fail, now we mustn’t fail our children”
A staggering two million British childre...
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TARGETS HELP REDUCE CHILD POVERTY - NEWS ALERT - 30.10.09
Campaigners deplore “poorly reasoned” think tank call to scrap child poverty targets
A report by the Policy Exchang...
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Recession Recovery Package for Families - 27.09.09
Britain's struggling families have been forgotten in the economic crisis. Banks were bailed out and big bonuses are being paid aga...
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Briefing on the Child Poverty Bill - 20.07.09
This briefing summarises the contents of the Child Poverty Bill introduced to Parliament in June 2009 and raises three key areas for imp...
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Welcome news for 4 million children as Child Poverty Bill published today - 12.06.09
Eradicating Child Poverty in the UK comes a step closer today with the publication of the bill to enshrine the 2020 eradicating target i...
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End Child Poverty welcomes the decision for Ed Balls to remain as Children's Secretary - 05.06.09
Welcoming the news that Ed Balls is to remain as Secretary of State at the Department of Children’s Schools and Families (DC...
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HBAI REPORT - GOVERNMENT PROGRESS ON CHILD POVERTY STALLED - 07.05.09
The Campaign to End Child Poverty expressed disappointment at the HBAI (Homes below average income) statistics released today. The fig...
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ECP launches Keep the Promise publication - 26.04.09
Gordon Brown said “serious people are needed for serious times”. In its new Keep the Promise publication, launched today, En...
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Budget fails children in poverty - 22.04.09
The Campaign to End Child Poverty says today’s budget will not improve the lives of 3.9 million UK children living in poverty.
Th...
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Faith leaders and humanists and scientists unite on child poverty - 15.04.09
We write as faith leaders, humanists and scientists united in
our commitment to the eradication of child poverty in the UK.
In our cu...
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127 Professors lecturers and other academics write letter to the Observer in support of call on Chancellor to Keep the Promise to End Child Poverty - 12.04.09
The plea from 110 MPs to prioritise action against child poverty in the forthcoming budget (Letters, 29 March) must not go unheard.
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Recruitment for Campaign Manager - 06.04.09
4 million children live in poverty in the UK today, that’s one in three – your campaigning skills and experience can help br...
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Members of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health call on the Chancellor to Keep the Promise - 05.04.09
Let us keep the promise
We, members of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, would like to add our support to the call of ...
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110 Labour MPs write to the Observer calling on the Chancellor not to ignore child poverty in the budget - 29.03.09
Darling cannot afford to ignore child poverty
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Labour government's pledge to eradicate chil...
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End Child Poverty responds to the launch of the Government’s children and young people’s health strategy - 12.02.09
End Child Poverty responds to the launch of the Government’s children and young people’s health strategy, February 12, 2009
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End Child Poverty adds its voice to calls to end child poverty in Northern Ireland - 12.02.09
End Child Poverty adds its voice to calls to end child poverty in Northern Ireland, February 12, 2009
Responding to the Northern Irelan...
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ECP response to Unicef Report Card 8 - 11.12.08
Unicef report card 8, published today, rightly recognises the progress that has been made on child well-being by the Labour Government b...
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Future of a more equal UK society promised today - 03.12.08
Hilary Fisher, Director of the Campaign to End Child Poverty said:
“While progress towards the halfway target of 2010 is slow, th...
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Time is running out for Government to keep its promise for poor children in the UK - 24.11.08
Investment in today’s PBR for families with children will provide some support for poor children in the UK but much more will be n...
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Letter to the Editor - 19.11.08
Published Today in The Guardian newspaper
The Editor,
Keeping the promise
On the 4th of October, 10,000 people marched to Trafa...
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Response to Joseph Rowntree Report - 23.10.08
Campaign to End Child Poverty Director Hilary Fisher said:
"Child poverty means an unacceptable cost to children and families expe...
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MPs Show Their Support for the Campaign to End Child Poverty - 21.10.08
ePolitix.com asked a group of MPs to give their views on the Campaign to End Child Poverty and the government’s plans to ensh...
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Prime Minister hears campaign call - 06.10.08
The Campaign to End Child Poverty met the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, on Saturday.
Campaign chairman Martin Narey and director...
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Ten thousand people join historic rally to end child poverty - 05.10.08
More than 10,000 people travelled from around the country to take part in the largest ever rally to end child poverty in the UK.
Keep T...
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Child poverty under the microscope - 30.09.08
New figures show 174 constituencies in Britain have 50 per cent or more children living in or on the brink of poverty.
The figures ha...
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Sophie Ellis Bextor rallies round to end child poverty - 29.09.08
The Children’s Society’s celebrity campaigner Sophie Ellis Bextor will be among thousands of supporters rallying to end ch...
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End Child Poverty reception at Conservative Party conference - 29.09.08
Michael Gove, Shadow Secretary of State for the Department of Children, Schools and Families, addressed a crowd of delegates, sha...
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End Child Poverty reception at Labour Party Conference - 24.09.08
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for the Department of Children Schools and Families, addressed a packed End Child Poverty reception held at...
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Scottish kids take graffiti to Parliament to end child poverty - 23.09.08
Groups of young people are taking their demands to end child poverty in Scotland to party leaders at the Scottish Parliament today.
Hun...
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End Child Poverty responds to Gordon Brown - 23.09.08
Hilary Fisher, director for the Campaign to End Child Poverty, said:
“Now that the goal of ending child poverty by 2020 wil...
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Liberal Democrat MPs call on party supporters to join the Keep the Promise event. - 17.09.08
Liberal Democrat MPs call on party supporters to join the Keep the Promise event.
Bob Reitemeier, Chief Executive of The Childr...
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We are recruiting a London Campaigns Officer - 13.08.08
We are recruiting a London Campaigns Officer to work with community organisations throughout London to raise awareness, mobilse and incr...
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Volunteer stewards needed for October 4th - 13.08.08
By now, we're sure you know that we're inviting 10,000 people to join us in Trafalgar Square on October 4th to tell the government ...
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Temporary London Child Poverty Campaigner Needed - 08.08.08
Post: Temporary London Child Poverty Campaigner
Salary: £29,000 pro rata
Temporary Contract: 7 week temporary contract
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Brand New Website - 08.05.08
End Child Poverty are glad to announce the redesign and redevelopment of our website thanks to the web-team at Score Comms.
We hope you...
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Keep the Promise Launch - 08.05.08
Public says Government must help poorest families, according to new poll released today.
Nearly 3 in 4 people in the UK (73%) believe t...
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Response by End Child Poverty to new Joseph Rowntree Foundation report - 09.04.08
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation publishes the report ‘The impact of benefit and tax uprating on incomes and poverty’ tod...
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£1bn investment in today's Budget is significant victory for poor children in the UK - 12.03.08
The Campaign to End Child Poverty welcomes today’s budget as a signal of the Government’s continuing commitment to ending ch...
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End Child Poverty welcomes new Children's Plan - 11.12.07
Welcoming the new Children’s Plan, announced today by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls MP, Hila...
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Nation asked to 'Dare to care' to help combat Child Poverty - 06.10.07
A new campaign will recruit 35,000 volunteers to help tackle child poverty in England. Run by CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering c...
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Expenditure survey highlights poverty - 23.01.07
Expenditure Survey highlights poverty, Campaign to End Child Poverty responds with a letter in The Independent to the coverage of the Fa...
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