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Category - Child Poverty Action Group

21 Feb 2013

One in five British children still living below the poverty line

One in five British children are living below the poverty line, with almost half under the threshold in some areas, according to new research.
22 Jan 2013

Street porridge sale for Child Poverty Action Group Scotland

Following the success of our last 'porridge stall' here in Edinburgh, we have chosen to support the local charity Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland (CPAG) with another one from 8am to 12pm at St John's Church, on the corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road, on Friday 25 January 2012.
8 Jan 2013

CPAG: Why benefits uprating is a ‘double lockout bill’

The Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill, which the UK government is pushing through the House of Commons today (8 January 2013) is a ‘double lockout bill’ that cuts real support for workers and jobseekers by four per cent, says the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).
23 Jan 2012

Benefit cap will hit part-time workers, admit ministers

The government has admitted that its household benefits cap will apply to part-time workers as well as to unemployed people.
13 May 2011

Note of caution over fall in child poverty

The Child Poverty Action Group have welcomed the news of a fall in child poverty - but warned that the government's policies are likely to push it back up again.
4 Apr 2011

Ministers accused of breaking law over Child Poverty Strategy

The Child Poverty Action Group has written to UK ministers accusing them of acting unlawfully by failing to fully implement the Child Poverty Act.
8 Dec 2010

Duncan Smith loses court battle to claw back benefit payments

Anti-poverty campaigners have welcomed a Supreme Court decision to reject government attempt to claim back benefits they accidentally overpaid.
12 Nov 2010

Welfare specialists slam Duncan Smith's plans for benefits

Welfare specialists have contradicted claims that government reforms will simplify the benefits system. They said the reforms could make it more complicated.
21 Oct 2010

Child Poverty Action Group deplores 'unfair' spending review

The campaigning Child Poverty Action Group has declared the government's spending review "worryingly short-sighted and profoundly unfair."
8 Oct 2010

Charities and academics condemn minister's comments on large families

Charities and academics have condemned comments by a Conservative minister who appeared to blame large families living on benefits for their own poverty.

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