Government urged to increase child benefit to help poorer UK families

Charities call for extra £10 a week per child to help those struggling during coronavirus lockdown

Three major anti-poverty charities are calling on the government to increase child benefit amid growing evidence that the coronavirus shutdown is disproportionately affecting poorer families.

Turn2us, Action for Children and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have all called for families to receive an extra £10 a week for each child after research found that more than 10 million children – in nearly 6m households – are facing financial crisis due to the pandemic.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VRfXvp