One in four children in Greater Manchester live in poverty – but are rates going up or down?
Nearly half of children aged 0-15 are in relative poverty in some regions of Greater Manchester, official figures have revealed.
Is there really a link between children in poverty and school absences in Greater Manchester?
A parliamentary report claims there is a strong link between low school attendance and low income – but the data contained in that report does not seem to back that up in the Greater Manchester region.
Six Greater Manchester charities awarded £60,000 to battle child poverty
The first winners of the Equilibrium Foundation Grant Awards have been announced – with six Greater Manchester charities granted a
Manchester is child poverty hotspot, says new report
Children in Greater Manchester experience some of the highest rates of poverty in the UK, a new national report has
Manchester community group raises money for foodbanks through 5-a-side football
A community group in Manchester is helping to tackle food poverty by raising money for local foodbanks through playing 5
Greater Manchester first city region to support ‘Right to Food’ campaign
Greater Manchester has become the first city region to support a campaign which calls for the ‘Right to Food’ to
Government rejects Rashford’s plea to provide children in poverty with meals over summer
The Manchester United striker had written an emotional letter to MPs today asking them to reconsider the decision to prevent poor children receiving free school meals into the summer holidays.
Footballers left filling the gaps as Sunak accused of “lacking compassion” over plans to axe free school meals
The vouchers, introduced during the COVID-19 lockdown measures, are worth £15 per week and are provided to families of children from poorer backgrounds who receive free school meals at school.
Wood Street Mission: Meet the charity helping Mancunian children in need for nearly 150 years
A million more British children from working families are living in poverty than in 2010, a study from the Trades Union Congress revealed last month.
‘More unpopular than ISIS’: Manchester attacks resigned Tory minister Duncan Smith
Political figures in Manchester have slammed Iain Duncan Smith’s resignation from his cabinet role as Work and Pensions Secretary.
‘Complete disregard’: Oldham MP warns child poverty will rise under Tory tax credit cuts
Child poverty will rise in Greater Manchester if the Tory tax credit cut goes ahead, Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams has warned.