England
England has one of the worst rates of child poverty in the industrialised world: more than one in four children live in poverty. That's over 3 million children.
- We're working to end child poverty in England
- We've trained young refugees and asylum-seekers to run their own campaigns against discrimination and racism
- We're helping children facing exclusion from school to have their voice heard
Many children in England are missing out on a good-quality education. Some 9,000 are permanently excluded from school each year. An additional 10,000 are simply not getting an education.
England has one of the worst rates of child poverty in the industrialised world: more than one in four children live in poverty. That's over 3 million children. Almost one in ten live in severe poverty. This is unacceptable and we're determined to change it.
Save the Children in England
We've campaigned for the rights of children in England for over 80 years. Our work today is focused on the most deprived communities in four regions: London, the Midlands, the North West, and the North East. We want long-term change for some of the most vulnerable children across the country: those growing up in poverty; those missing out on a good quality education; those who have come to England to seek refuge and asylum.
Children and young people take an active part in all our work. We consult with them to find out about their experiences and ideas for tackling the problems they face. We help them develop these ideas and put them into practice. And we help them present their views to people in power, so they can play a part in bringing about lasting changes.
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Find out more
- Read more about our work in England by downloading our country brief (PDF 96KB)
- Trisha lives in London with her three children. Read her story.
- Fighting someone else's war - find out how we're working to protect asylum seeking and refugee children in England.
England related articles
- Wednesday 16 July 2008 One in four parents in poverty 'can't afford to work'
- More than one in four parents on low incomes have been unable to get or keep a job because they can't afford to pay for childcare, a new poll for Save the Children has revealed.
- Tuesday 10 June 2008 100,000 more UK children now living in poverty
- Save the Children's response to Household Below Average Income statistics
- Tuesday 26 February 2008 All Aboard to End Child Poverty - FirstGroup Joins the Fight to Help the UK's Poorest Children
- Save the Children and the UK's largest transport provider FirstGroup joined forces today to drive home a clear message to Government - end child poverty in the UK
- Tuesday 5 February 2008 1 in 5 UK families can't afford heating, new survey reveals
- Nearly one in five UK households with children have had to endure cold because they can't afford the bills, a new YouGov poll for Save the Children UK has revealed.
- Wednesday 9 January 2008 Child poverty the biggest barrier to social mobility
- The biggest barrier to social mobility is child poverty, Save the Children said today.
- Wednesday 7 November 2007 Children march to No.11 for £4bn for UK child poverty
- Hundreds of people marched on the Treasury today to urge the government to keep its promises to end child poverty by 2020.
- Wednesday 21 November 2007 Kids celebrate eighteenth birthday of children's rights
- Children from three schools in London joined Save the Children to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
- Tuesday 6 November 2007 MPs call for sterling stamp duty to reduce poverty
- According to a new report, a sterling stamp duty could generate upwards of £2.4bn a year towards international development funding - enough to fund basic healthcare in Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania for an entire year.
- Wednesday 11 July 2007 Parents can't afford activities for children in school holidays
- Families on the lowest incomes are struggling to afford activities for their children that are crucial to their development and well-being, as they try to balance paying for bills and essential goods and not slipping into debt.
- Wednesday 27 June 2007 Calls to action for Gordon Brown
- Save the Children calls on Gordon Brown to kick off a radical new agenda for children
- Tuesday 19 June 2007 UK families in severe poverty live on an average of £7,000 a year
- New report reveals 1.3 million children living in severe poverty in the UK.
