https://cpag.org.uk/news/cost-child-2024 The cost of raising a child to age 18 is £260,000 for a couple and £290,000 for a lone parent.
Tag: children
Empty plates and cold homes: What it’s like to grow up in poverty in 2024
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/research/empty-plates-and-cold-homes-what-its-grow-poverty-2024 Poverty affects every part of a child’s life and leaves too many struggling with their education, health and happiness. Today, more than one in four children in the UK live in poverty and around one million children are living in extreme poverty.
School uniform MoneySaving tips
With the summer holidays coming to a close, you’ve just days left to get your child’s school uniform sorted. We’ve handy tips on how to kit out the kids on the cheap. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/school-uniform-moneysaving-tips/
Help paying for your childcare
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ Government help with childcare costs for parents. Whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get support. Find the options available to youEnter your details to help find out how you can save money on your childcare
Free school meals
Does your child qualify? And what help is there during school holidays?
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/free-school-meals/ If you’re on certain benefits, including Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, your child may be able to get free school meals during term time – as well as free support during the school holidays. This guide covers who’s eligible, what you’ll get, and how to apply. Crucially, you may need to apply for…
Child benefit. What happens when my child turns 16?
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/child-benefit/#sixteen You may still be able to claim Child Benefit even after your child turns 16, provided they remain in approved full-time education or unpaid training. However, this ISN’T automatic.
Help us imagine a better future
https://cpag.org.uk/what-we-do/our-campaigns/help-us-imagine-better-future 4.3 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK. They are isolated and excluded.
Labour suspends MPs voting against 2 child limit.
School uniform grants
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2024/07/school-uniform-grants/?utm_campaign=mse_weekly_email If you’re on certain benefits, such as Universal Credit, you may be able to get up to £200 to put toward the cost of your child’s school uniform in the form of a non-repayable grant. We’ve pulled together a list of the councils that offer the support – but go quick, as some of…
First rebellion for Starmer
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/23/labour-mps-vote-to-scrap-two-child-benefit-cap-in-first-rebellion-for-starmer?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Keir Starmer’s government has suffered its first rebellion after Labour MPs voted with opposition parties to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Despite there being no question of Labour losing a vote on the issue given its majority of 174, parliamentarians said they were alarmed by the strength of warnings from whips about rebelling early…