Child poverty on the rise as nearly 60% of children in Birmingham Ladywood live in low income
In the constituency of Birmingham Ladywood, 58.8% of children were living in relative low income in 2024, new statistics on child poverty show. Yesterday, the Department for Work & Pensions released a report on Children in low income families. The data shows that in the financial year 2023-24, there were 2.72m children aged 0 to […]
Below Average Resources: A new lens on UK poverty
The number of children living without adequate resources rose to 36% in 2022/2023, according to the government’s new measure of poverty. Working-age poverty also rose by 1% to 23%, while pensioner poverty remained unchanged. On January 23rd, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published updated poverty figures for 2022/2023—the latest year for which data […]
Child Development and Free School Meals
Data from the Department for Education has highlighted disparities in children’s Early Years development levels. Early Years development is crucial as it lays the foundation for future learning and success. The overall trends for children’s literacy and development at Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) show positive improvements from the year before. Most notably: Good Level […]