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      Tag Archives | child poverty

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      Adults, Social work leaders

      Many disabled people face benefit cuts in government plan to save over £5bn from welfare system

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      Children, Social work leaders

      ‘Our finding that social care touches a quarter of children shows the need to tackle poverty’

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      Poverty often overlooked in social work assessments, say practitioners

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      Mother With Son Trying To Keep Warm By Radiator At Home During Cost Of Living Energy Crisis

      Children, Social work leaders

      Poverty and homelessness driving demand for children’s social care, directors warn

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      Children, Workforce

      More children at risk of extra-familial harm or reliant on food banks, say social workers

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      Children, Social work leaders

      Response to neglect ‘slow and inadequate’ due to high thresholds and lack of services, finds NSPCC

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      Adults, Children, Workforce

      Social Work Recap: World Social Work Day, child poverty and Love Island

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      Children, Social work leaders

      Councils unable to safeguard children subject to immigration control, finds study

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      Adults, Children, Social work leaders

      Cost of living crisis ‘severely’ hitting people accessing children’s and adults’ services, social workers warn

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      Child poverty rises linked to 10,000 more children going into care over five years, finds research

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