Child poverty

Kate Osborne, the Member of Parliament for Jarrow and Gateshead East.

Jarrow MP welcomes Labour action to cut school costs

Niall Quinn showing his support for the Together through Sport initiative.

Niall Quinn backs campaign to ensure no child is left on the sidelines

Laura Turner and Lisa Murphy, South Tyneside's new School Poverty Policy Officers with Cllr Paul Dean, the Lead Member for Voluntary Sector, Partnerships and Equalities at South Tyneside Council.

Council looks to reduce child poverty with two new recruits

Kim McGuinness, North East Mayor, with Matt Beeton, CEO of the Port of Tyne.

Port of Tyne pledges support to tackle child poverty across the region

Sunderland MP Bridget Phillipson said scrapping the two child benefit cap will benefit over 18,000 North East families.

New figures reveal huge impact of scrapping 2 child benefit cap

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness.

Today is a major victory in our fight to end child poverty

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street on November 4, 2025. She has hinted that the two-child benefit cap could be scrapped in the 2025 Budget (Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Budget 2025: Chancellor Reeves hints at extra support for families

North East mayor Kim McGuinness has written to the chancellor ahead of the budget.

Mayor calls to end 2 child benefit cap and upgrades to rail network

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Kate Osborne MP: A busy week out and about in my Jarrow Gateshead East constitue...

Council set to expand Free School Meals as it tackles child poverty

South Tyneside Council Leader Cllr Tracey Dixon and Chief Executive Jonathan Tew.

Concerns borough's new way of tackling child poverty might not work

South Tyneside Council Leader Cllr Tracey Dixon and Chief Executive Jonathan Tew

New ways of tackling child poverty as borough gets unwanted title

Free school meals have a key role to play in tackling child poverty.

Councillor reveals personal motive for taking up child poverty fight

South Tyneside Council is calling on the government to abolish the two-child benefit cap

Calls to scrap 'disgusting and cruel rule inflicting harm on families'

Kim McGuinness.

Mayor announces multi-million pound package to tackle child poverty

Schools were using their budgets for everything from food to toothbrushes for their students

Two thirds of poorest schools buying hungry kids food out of pocket
One school had to buy new uniforms for rain-soaked pupils walking to school without proper coats 🧥
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Leader of South Tyneside Council, Councillor Tracey Dixon is pictured with Yacub Ahmed, of South Tyneside Youth Parliament.

South Tyneside's bold plan to eradicate child poverty

North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness. Photo: NECA.

North East Mayor insists she won't back down on poverty pledge

A top teaching union has come up with a list of 10 post-election priorities that would help teachers and students most (Photo: NationalWorld/Getty Images)

Ten things teachers want from the next government

Emma Lewell-Buck, the MP for South Shields in the House of Commons. Mrs Lewell-Buck raised the issue of child poverty to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during PMQs. Photo: Parliamentlive.tv.

South Shields MP brings up child poverty issues in Parliament

Emma Lewell-Buck, MP for South Shields. Photo: Other 3rd Party.

Children in the North East at greater risk of entering care

Miners, who were the heart and soul of communities in South Tyneside.

EMMA LEWELL-BUCK MP: The Miners' Strike – 40 years on

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Free school meal numbers increase

Pandemic drives up free school meal numbers

A third of children in the UK are in poverty, says Kate.

KATE OSBORNE: Heartbreaking poverty suffered by our children

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MPs' disgust at 'deeply unequal' country after South Tyneside named among worst ...

Austerity and poverty are linked says Kate.

KATE OSBORNE: Ten years of painful austerity is affecting people’s health and we...
Austerity has been a key feature of Tory Party policy ever since the Conservatives were elected into government along with the Lib Dems back in 2010.
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New data shows rapid rise in the number of children living in poverty in Britain

The Trussell Trust is appealing for donations.

Charity appeals for summer donations to foodbanks

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