

“In an era of low wages and job insecurity, employment alone is not a guaranteed route out of poverty - two thirds of children growing up in poverty live in a family where at least one member works. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/end-child-poverty-ipswich-suffolk-statistics-1-6678411
"Rebranding the minimum wage does not alter the reality that it falls significantly short of the Real Living Wage, the wage rate based on what people actually need to live. Our welfare system is also more punitive for those who desperately need support. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/end-child-poverty-ipswich-suffolk-statistics-1-6678411
“And it is not just income that entrenches and exacerbates poverty - the trade body Responsible Finance estimate that the way credit reference agencies work could be costing some households an additional £1,770 a year for basic goods and services. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/end-child-poverty-ipswich-suffolk-statistics-1-6678411
"In short, people are having to pay a premium because they are poor. It is simply not right. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/end-child-poverty-ipswich-suffolk-statistics-1-6678411
“When you factor in education costs as well - real-term school budget cuts, the closure of children’s centres, a lack of SEND support - it becomes clear that the Conservatives are further suppressing and removing opportunities for young people. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/end-child-poverty-ipswich-suffolk-statistics-1-6678411
"It is barely believable that, at a time when child poverty is rising in Ipswich, the Tories want to make cuts to five more children’s centres in the town. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/end-child-poverty-ipswich-suffolk-statistics-1-6678411
“The coronavirus pandemic must act as a watershed moment to change the way our society works - it cannot be used as a precursor to another bout of economic, social and educational pain for those who can least afford it.” https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/end-child-poverty-ipswich-suffolk-statistics-1-6678411