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Our Youth Panel have questions for the parliamentary candidates.

Given children and many young people don't have a vote this election, please help amplify their voice by asking your candidates:

If elected what would your party do for young people growing up in poverty?

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More than 4 million children are living in poverty in the UK.

Poverty puts children’s education, health and life chances on the line.

We can lift one million children out of poverty:

In tonight's #BattleForNo10 we want to hear what the parties will do to tackle child poverty.

Nine in 30 children in an average classroom are growing up in poverty.

Children & young people do not have a vote in the election, and politicians have a responsibility towards them.

We support the call from the parents and carers of @Changing_r for poverty to be on the agenda this election.

Listen to Trent, and please share.

#ChangingRealities

📢 'Poverty needs to be high on the agenda for the next government,' says Michelle, a parent.

The CoL crisis means working parents miss out on precious time with their kids. Wages & benefits must reflect reality.

Listen & share. Child Poverty Action Group🗳️ #GeneralElection2024

More than 4 million children are living in poverty in the UK.

Poverty puts children’s education, health and life chances on the line.

We can lift one million children out of poverty:

Our friends at Child Poverty Action Group have identified 4 immediate steps to lift a million children out of poverty:
🔹Scrap two-child limit
🔹Scrap benefit cap
🔹Make free school meals available to all pupils.
🔹Increase child benefit by £20/week
Read full manifesto here: cpag.org.uk/news/tackling-…

We asked Changing Realities participants why poverty must be on the agenda this election.

Please listen to participants' voices.

'Child poverty needs to be addressed this election - positive pledge-making must be done.'

There is a strong positive correlation between child poverty and the two-child limit to benefit payments

Where you have high levels of child poverty, it is likely you will also find high numbers of families whose benefit payments are reduced by the two-child limit.

Our new research with CRSP today highlights shockingly high levels of child poverty across the UK
📈Here are the main findings

First 👇 2/3 of election constituencies have a child poverty rate of 25% or more. In these areas at least 1 in 4 children is living in poverty