State of Hunger
State of Hunger is the largest ever piece of research into hunger and food bank use in the UK.
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Research by the Resolution Foundation has found that two-thirds of young single parents are set to lose welfare support under universal credit.
The risk of poverty for children is not shared equally. Children of single parents; BME children, the children of migrant parents, disabled children have an increased risk of living in financial hardship and that simply isn’t right.
Many families in Scotland are struggling because of austerity. Finances, housing and health are all under pressure. The UNCRC states that the family is the most appropriate place for children and that parents hold rights on behalf of their children, and that the state has a duty to support parents in delivering these rights. Home-Start Scotland and Parenting across Scotland have come together to explore how the incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law can support families to exercise these rights on behalf of their children.
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