Evangelical charity sounds alarm on UK poverty

Parents on low incomes are facing immense pressure this summer, with some even going hungry so their children can eat.

Christians Against Poverty’s (CAP) latest Opinium polling found more than 1 in 10 parents with kids under the age of 18 have skipped food in the past year so their child(ren) could eat - as a result of financial challenges.

CAP’s briefing paper on child poverty also shows 35 percent of parents and carers with children under the age of five have debt they are struggling to repay; 20 percent said that childcare costs prevent them increasing their income from paid employment.