tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2024-11-22T12:53:33+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/child-poverty-taskforce-holds-first-scottish-summit 2024-11-22T12:53:33+00:00 Child Poverty Taskforce holds first Scottish summit Ministers hear from families, public bodies and charities to tackle issues including wages, work and welfare and help those most in need. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ministers-hear-from-local-leaders-on-impact-of-child-poverty-across-the-country 2024-09-19T00:00:00+01:00 Ministers hear from local leaders on impact of Child Poverty across the country Local leaders laid bare the stark challenges that must be overcome to tackle child poverty in their communities when they met with the new Child Poverty Taskforce today [Thursday 19 September].  tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/child-poverty-taskforce-kicks-off-urgent-work-to-publish-strategy-in-spring 2024-08-15T00:00:00+01:00 Child Poverty Taskforce kicks off urgent work to publish strategy in spring Urgent work on tackling one of Britain’s biggest social injustices begun yesterday [Wednesday 14 August] as the government’s Child Poverty Taskforce met for the first time. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ministerial-taskforce-launched-to-kickstart-work-on-child-poverty-strategy 2024-07-17T15:07:53+01:00 Ministerial taskforce launched to kickstart work on child poverty strategy The Prime Minister has appointed leads of a new ministerial taskforce to begin work on the Child Poverty Strategy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/national-free-school-meals-voucher-scheme-opens-to-orders 2021-01-18T17:59:00+00:00 National free school meals voucher scheme opens to orders Edenred site opens for schools to purchase eGift cards for eligible families to use at their choice of supermarkets tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-ambassador-inaugurates-new-project-to-help-vulnerable-children-in-honduras 2019-08-28T03:22:20+01:00 British Ambassador inaugurates new project to help vulnerable children in Honduras UK charity Street Kids Direct has collaborated with other partners to help fund a new programme for vulnerable children in Honduras. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/highways-england-weighs-in-with-one-tonne-donation-for-food-banks 2019-08-14T12:01:16+01:00 Highways England weighs in with one tonne donation for food banks Food banks helping families in crisis over the school holidays have been given more than a tonne of food and other items by teams working on Highways England schemes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/thousands-more-school-children-receiving-a-nutritious-breakfast 2018-11-02T00:00:02+00:00 Thousands more school children receiving a nutritious breakfast Five hundred new or improved breakfast clubs signed up since March under government-funded programme worth up to £26 million