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From daily News Line in Britain:
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Parents going hungry! – to help feed their children
THE parents of Britain’s poorest children are going hungry so that their children have some food on the table.
Both parents and children are missing regular hot meals, unable to afford warm coats and new shoes and suffering enormous emotional strain, according to a new report from the Child Poverty Action Group.
‘Child Poverty 2012: It Shouldn’t Happen Here‘ reveals the extent to which poverty is blighting young lives.
One in eight of the poorest children in the UK go without at least one hot meal a day and one in ten of the UK’s poorest parents cut back on food to make sure their children have enough to eat, the report reveals.
The survey finds that children worry about their family not having enough money, with more than half of those living in poverty saying the lack of cash made their parents unhappy or stressed.
Almost a quarter of the poorest parents say they are arguing more or snap at their children because of their money troubles.
One in seven of the poorest children surveyed say they have to go without a warm winter coat and new shoes when they need them.
And nearly a fifth of children living in poverty say they miss out on school trips because their parents haven’t got the money.
80% of parents admitted that they were borrowing more money for essentials such as food and clothes.
Save the Children says that witnessing the financial worries of their parents is placing an impossible burden on children, when they should be concentrating on school and their future careers.
Eleven-year-old Duncan told researchers: ‘My mum makes sacrifices so that I can do the hobbies I want to do to keep me off the streets.
‘She cuts back on buying herself new shoes and clothes.’
Save the Children spoke to more than 1,500 youngsters and 5,000 parents in their wide-ranging report.
Chief Executive, Justin Forsyth, said: ‘No child should see their parent going hungry or start the new term without a warm coat and with holes in their shoes.
‘Poverty is tearing families apart, with parents buckling under the pressure of mounting bills and children seeing their parents argue more about money.
‘That’s why for the first time in our history we are launching a UK appeal.’
Save the Children last month launched its first ever appeal based on a report on children living in poverty in Britain: here.
Child starves to death in Westminster: here.
A USDA study shows that one in six people in the US lives in a household that is at risk for hunger: here.
Thanks for this – it should be shocking, bu tit is the reality of modern life for many.
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Reblogged this on DOG Sharon and commented:
More bad news about modern Britain…
Thanks to Dear Kitty. Some blog for her dedication and work x
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Reblogged this on Do not mention the war and commented:
Another facete of Cameron’s Britain.
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Hi do not mention the war and lowerarchy, thanks for your reblogging 🙂
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Pleasure! Although i think child poverty is not just a problem since Cameron has become PM but he is such an easy target.
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Indeed, it was already becoming a problem under Tony “Tory” Blair:
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Children steal bread to get by
Children arrested for shoplifting are increasingly found to be stealing because they are hungry.
Police in Islington, north London, said that children were stealing “bread and food for themselves and their families”. One million children in Britain don’t have enough food.
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=29560
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Baby starved to death in London
A ten-month old baby starved to death in Westminster, central London, following government cuts to key services. The boy, whose mother was an asylum seeker, died in March 2010. His mother had been granted asylum but her benefits had been delayed.
The government cut funding for the Refugee Integration and Employment Service a year before. This had provided critical help and advice to asylum seekers.
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=29747
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