tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communicationsNews and communications2024-11-22T12:53:33+00:00HM Governmenttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/child-poverty-taskforce-holds-first-scottish-summit2024-11-22T12:53:33+00:00Child Poverty Taskforce holds first Scottish summitMinisters 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-country2024-09-19T00:00:00+01:00Ministers hear from local leaders on impact of Child Poverty across the countryLocal 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-spring2024-08-15T00:00:00+01:00Child Poverty Taskforce kicks off urgent work to publish strategy in springUrgent 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-strategy2024-07-17T15:07:53+01:00Ministerial taskforce launched to kickstart work on child poverty strategyThe 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-orders2021-01-18T17:59:00+00:00National free school meals voucher scheme opens to ordersEdenred site opens for schools to purchase eGift cards for eligible families to use at their choice of supermarketstag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-ambassador-inaugurates-new-project-to-help-vulnerable-children-in-honduras2019-08-28T03:22:20+01:00British Ambassador inaugurates new project to help vulnerable children in HondurasUK 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-banks2019-08-14T12:01:16+01:00Highways England weighs in with one tonne donation for food banksFood 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-breakfast2018-11-02T00:00:02+00:00Thousands more school children receiving a nutritious breakfastFive hundred new or improved breakfast clubs signed up since March under government-funded programme worth up to £26 million