Latest updates for Child Poverty

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Recent items include:

  • 50,000 more children suffering from material hardship than three years ago
  • Over 95,100 children in 'consistent poverty' last year
  • About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

50,000 more children suffering from material hardship than three years ago

An expert on the impacts of child poverty says 14 percent of children were facing material hardship in 2025 and New Zealand was failing to move to its goal of reducing that to 6 pe...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Over 95,100 children in 'consistent poverty' last year

One in 12 children lived in the worst form of poverty in 2025, with 95,170 children experiencing consistent poverty, according to the Children's Rights Alliance.

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year

Exclusive: Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government supportFour hundred thousand children in the UK were supported by baby bank...

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churchtimes.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Low-income families are going without food, Bishops warn peers

CHILD poverty is “not just an issue of economics, but a crisis of human dignity and a moral challenge to the kind of society we wish to build”, the Bishop of Peterborough, the Rt R...

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borgenproject.org /2 weeks ago

How UNICEF Is Ending Child Poverty in Bhutan

Child poverty in Bhutan continues to affect some of the country’s most vulnerable families, particularly in rural communities where access to education, health care and other essen...

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thejournal.ie /3 weeks ago

One in five families cutting back on food due to tighter cost of living

The charity Barnardos is urging the government to set up targeted actions to protect families and reduce child poverty.

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borgenproject.org /1 month ago

Supporting Poor Families in Brazil: The Criança Feliz Program

Low-income families in Brazil face challenges that can affect children long before they enter school. Brazil had an estimated population of 213.4 million people in 2025, according...

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anglicanmainstream.org /1 month ago

Poverty ‘deepening’ across the UK, Christian charity warns

Obianuju Mbah, Christian Today. “Deepening” poverty across the UK is making it more difficult for people to break free from debt, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has warned. Its n...

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thespinoff.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Who’s poor in New Zealand now?

A group of people the size of the population of Christchurch is in hardship – but there are ways to turn it around, a group of social service charities says. This story was origina...

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tribune.com.pk /1 month ago

Poverty rises to 28.9% despite economic recovery

Rural poverty at 36.2% more than double urban rate of 17.4%; income inequality widens

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tribune.com.pk /1 month ago

Poverty rises to 28.9% despite economic recovery

Rural poverty at 36.2%, more than double urban rate of 17.4%; income inequality widens

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irishtimes.com /3 weeks ago

Up to 80% of parents believe children negatively affected by cost-of-living crisis

Barnardos survey finds 30% of respondents did not have enough food to feed children at some point over last year

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churchtimes.co.uk /1 month ago

‘Very deep poverty’ rises across UK, Christians Against Poverty reports

POVERTY in the UK is down by three per cent since 1996, but the number in “very deep poverty” has risen by 14 per cent, new research from Christians Against Poverty (CAP) suggests....

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

More than 300k children helped by Scottish Child Payment, figures show

The Scottish Government has said eradicating child poverty is a “key focus” as new figures show more than 300,000 children are in receipt of a child benefit

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christiantoday.com /1 month ago

Poverty ‘deepening’ across the UK, Christian charity warns

“Deepening” poverty across the UK is making it more difficult for people to break free from debt, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has warned.

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leftfootforward.org /1 week ago

We need to abolish state-sanctioned poverty

No one is ever born poor. They are condemned to poverty by societal policies which prevent millions from realising their full physical, mental, and intellectual capacities potentia...

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dailyfinland.fi /1 month ago

Germany's poverty rate rises to record high: Welfare group

Germany's poverty rate rose to a record high of 16.1% in 2025, leaving around 13.3 million people classified as poor, according to a report by the Paritätische, an umbrella group f...

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borgenproject.org /1 month ago

Understanding Poverty in South Sudan with Poverty Simulations

Poverty in South Sudan is among the worst in the world. More than 70% of the population is on or below the poverty line, and only around 30% of the population is literate. This int...

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odt.co.nz /1 month ago

Homeless children overlooked by social housing system, research shows

Data shows there were 33,000 children in severe housing deprivation at the time of the latest census. Photo: Getty Images By Amy Williams of RNZ An advocacy group is callin...

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borgenproject.org /3 weeks ago

Behind the Statistics: Poverty in the Dominican Republic

Poverty in the Dominican Republic continues to affect many families despite economic growth in recent years. The World Bank states that although the Dominican Republic has experien...

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

Government risks breaching law on child poverty targets, charity warns

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said the Government’s latest tackling child poverty delivery plan is open to legal challenge

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tribune.com.pk /4 weeks ago

Pakistan's poverty crisis is no longer about income alone

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kentucky.statenews.net /1 month ago

Childhood poverty declines in KY but education challenges remain

Childhood poverty is down slightly in Kentucky, but pandemic-era learning challenges remain, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.The 2026 Kids Count Data B...

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churchtimes.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Charity says loophole leaves 1.3 million children missing out on financial support in school holidays

AS MANY as 1.3 million children could miss out on holiday support despite living in a household that is receiving Universal Credit, the Children’s Society estimated in a report rel...

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