One in five UK parents are in dire financial straits

ACTION for Children says the UK is in the midst of ‘a cost-of-children crisis’, as its new analysis reveals that by almost every financial measure families with children have been among the hardest hit by the country’s high inflation. The charity’s analysis of data...

Catholic Union and CSAN call for benefit changes

THE Catholic Union and Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) have called for children and families to be the focus of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday 22 November. The two groups have called on the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to consider changes to the...

Younger prisoners are facing a health care crisis

INCREASINGLY overcrowded prisons and staffing challenges have ingrained a health care crisis for younger prisoners in England and Wales, with the specific needs of children and young adults in custody being systematically and dangerously overlooked. The warning comes...