At age 3, children from wealthier families who lived in high-poverty neighborhoods were about as likely to act out as their peers born into poor families. The study relied on data from portions of ...

Eradication of child poverty is the SNP Scottish Government’s number one priority. In the 1980s, Tory Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher asserted there was no such thing as society. In our view that is ...

Ending child poverty has been listed as one of John Swinney's top priorities John Swinney was in listening mode. He needs help. He needs advice. Eighteen years after entering office with a high ...

The poorest children in Northern Ireland live in lower-income homes but are less deprived than children in poverty in the Republic, a landmark study published on Thursday finds. The report from ...

He needs help. He needs advice. Eighteen years after entering office with a high priority given to the ending of child poverty, it's proving to be tougher than it looked. The most recent figures ...

John Swinney refused to rule out seeing his leadership as a failure if his government failed to reduce child poverty rates in Scotland. The eradication of child poverty has been described as the ...

John Swinney is quick to admit that eradicating child poverty will be no easy feat. But does he believe it can ever be achieved? Politicians always aim high when setting out their key priorities ...

I have said that the eradication of child poverty is my government’s number one priority, and I want it also to become our nation’s number one goal. Why is this so important to me? I am going to ...

Poverty and homelessness are driving demand for children’s social care, directors have warned. Lack of adequate housing, welfare reforms and families lacking access to public funds are adding to ...

Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools used in generating sexual abuse images, the United Kingdom government has announced. The ...

A series of measures to tackle child poverty have been outlined by North East mayor Kim McGuinness following a landmark summit on the issue last year. Ms McGuinness has made reducing child poverty ...

The ESRI compared child poverty and related factors as well as policy measures in Ireland and Northern Ireland between 2004 and 2023. It said the findings could be attributable to a higher cost of ...