Search results for ‘child benefit’
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Extra support for childcare costs
The government says an extra 80,000 low income families will be eligible for help with the costs of childcare under new plans.
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FactCheck: ‘Benefit tourism’ scare sent packing
“So if benefit “tourism” is still out even if the European Commission gets its way, long-term sponging won’t an option thanks to the government’s own crackdown, and there are other more attractive destinations closer to home, it’s difficult to see why floods of work-shy immigrants will be queuing up to make Britain their home.”
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Benefits stand-off between UK and Brussels
A UK test on EU nationals based in this country to determine who qualifies for specific social security benefits, is in breach of EU law, the European Commission says.
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Cameron threatens benefit cut for truants’ parents
Parents whose children play truant risk having their benefits cut, the prime minister warns as he launches a tough approach in education.
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Quarter of parents in debt over childcare
Almost a quarter of parents, regardless of income, say the cost of childcare in the UK has caused them to get into debt, a new study finds.
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Battle to protect Kenya’s children from deadly diseases
Save the Children tells Channel 4 News how British aid is helping to save lives in Africa, where common childhood illnesses are still major killers.
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FactCheck: who benefits from the new schools admission code?
The claim “This Code will make it easier for some parents – like those setting up free schools – to get the school they want, but by weakening the system overall, it will make it harder for the majority of parents.”
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Benefits reform: disabled people ‘terrified’ by changes
As the Welfare Reform Bill progresses through Parliament, disabled writer Lucy Glennon writes for Channel 4 News that the reforms could see the disabled become poor, isolated, and forgotten.
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Benefits reform: ‘biggest shake-up for 60 years’
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
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Welfare reform: is benefits culture a myth?
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says “a life on benefits will no longer be an option for somebody”. But Channel 4 News has found figures suggesting that this is already the case.
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Disabled fear losing out from benefit reform
The benefits system overhaul will make it better for all, the Government says, as the Welfare Bill comes out. But many, including people with disabilities, tell Channel 4 News they fear losing out.
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Benefits reform: ‘biggest shake-up for 60 years’
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
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Childcare costs shooting up twice as fast as wages
The costs of childcare, a necessity for many parents, are rising fast. But why is nobody talking about it? Gaby Hinsliff writes for Channel 4 News.
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FactCheck: Housing benefits row can’t afford slip ups
“It is also important we end the sensationalist myths about the local housing allowance reforms in 2011…In London around 750,000 private rental homes will still be affordable.” Lord Freud, minister for welfare reform, South London Press, January 11, 2011.
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Pakistan: a child’s story 6 months after the floods
Six months since devastating floods hit Pakistan, thousands continue to rebuild their lives – many children. Naila Buriro, just 10, describes how a Save the Children project is helping her recovery.