North East Child Poverty Commission
@nechildpoverty
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A regional cross-sector network which believes child poverty in the North East is not inevitable and ending it is worth working for, together.
North East England
Joined September 2011
The Government's new national child poverty strategy must invest in our social security safety net if we are to tackle this issue with the urgency it requires. Read our chair @BethFarhatNEU's response to @jrf_uk's new report 👇
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RT @Feeding_Britain: Working with dozens of local authorities, academic specialists, schools, and parents, we have proposed to the UK Gover…
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RT @Feeding_Britain: We very much hope this will facilitate a move toward auto-enrolment for programmes such as Healthy Start and free scho…
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Our Chair @BethFarhatNEU has added @nechildpoverty's support to this letter calling for the upcoming child poverty strategy to make essential improvements to the Healthy Start scheme ⤵️
📢 80+ campaigners are calling for urgent improvements to the @NHSHealthyStart scheme. It's meant to prevent #foodinsecurity and malnutrition amongst pregnant women and young children but too many families in #poverty are missing out. Read more: @leicesterliz @wesstreeting @bphillipsonMP @ChefTomKerridge #costoflivingcrisis #HealthyStart
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RT @LivingWageUK: Recent figures from @The_TUC show that 1 in 6 UK workers are skipping meals to make ends meet. Find out how your busine…
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RT @ChildrenNE: North East Mayor @KiMcGuinness has launched a public consultation on local transport in the region. Complete the survey now…
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RT @povertyproofcne: Fantastic to hear that Prof Liz Todd of @UniofNewcastle has been awarded an OBE. She was key to our initial work and…
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In the meantime, it's great to see @STyne_Council using its Household Support Fund allocation to help schools expand free school meal provision to families who need it 2/2 Read more 👇
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Great to see North East MPs @SharonHodgsonMP & @ChrisMcDonaldMP raise the issue of free school meals auto-enrolment during yesterday's Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill Second Reading debate Read their full contributions here:
Ahead of today's Second Reading of the Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill, a reminder of the FSMs & auto-enrolment briefing we published recently with @SCHOOLSNE We called for Govt to use the Bill & upcoming child poverty strategy to introduce auto-enrolment & to expand FSMs⤵️
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RT @IndiaIPPR: Our research shows that bus cuts have been environmentally, socially, & economically damaging for our region 👎 In fact, @nec…
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Ahead of today's Second Reading of the Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill, a reminder of the FSMs & auto-enrolment briefing we published recently with @SCHOOLSNE We called for Govt to use the Bill & upcoming child poverty strategy to introduce auto-enrolment & to expand FSMs⤵️
We have joined forces with @SCHOOLSNE to publish a briefing on free school meals and 'auto-enrolment' in our region, which has been shared with all of the North East's MPs 1/2
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That's why it's so important that as many people - of all ages and backgrounds - take part in the consultation currently being held by @NorthEast_CA and @KiMcGuinness on the North East Local Transport Plan - which closes on 26th January. Find out more 👇
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RT @livinghealthy: Thanks to all who sent best wishes. Now let's all roll up our sleeves and eradicate child poverty in the UK.
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This follows a briefing we published last week with @SCHOOLSNE on FSMs & auto-enrolment, sharing evidence from our region on the need for - and potential impact of - auto-enrolment 👇
We have joined forces with @SCHOOLSNE to publish a briefing on free school meals and 'auto-enrolment' in our region, which has been shared with all of the North East's MPs 1/2
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📧 Our regular update sharing news from @nechildpoverty and our partners has just gone out ✅ Take a look and sign up to receive it each month:
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