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The two-child limit urgently needs to go – the future of the UK’s children depend on it.
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One 11-year old girl told us she knows once rent is paid, there is almost nothing left over. So she never takes school excursion notes home, in case the cost is too much.
Taking a lead.
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Poverty leaves people feeling unable to take responsibility for their future – but community programmes can empower young people to take control.
It is estimated that 1.2 million children in Canada live in low income households and 10 per cent of families with children under the age of six report some degree of food insecurity. This places kids at increased risk of developmental vulnerability.
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From food insecurity to cyberbullying and teenage suicide, Canada scores low on child health.
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The good news to this disturbing figure is that a strategy is in place to address some serious problems, including an end to child poverty by 2030.