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No Summer Break from Poverty: Summer Holidays Bring Financial and Emotional Pressure for 9 in 10 Scottish Families
Nine in every 10 parents in Scotland…
No Summer Break from Poverty. Almost nine in ten parents in Wales say they feel financial & emotional pressure of the school summer holidays
Save the Children Cymru’s latest survey reveals 89% of parents in Wales think that the summer holidays put both financial and emotional pressure on families with half (51%) saying the summer holiday is the most challenging of the year – ahead of the Christmas break (42%).
No Summer Break From Poverty: New poll reveals pressures on families
A report on Save the Children’s Big Summer Survey of 2000 parents that reveals 88% think the summer holidays puts both financial and emotional pressure on families.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office budget allocation 2026-2029 response
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No Summer Break From Poverty: Almost half of NI parents can’t afford family days out
Nine in every 10 parents in Northern Ireland1 (91%) say the summer brings financial and emotional pressures for their families. These new statistics are part of the Big Summer Survey commissioned by Save the Children UK as part of their ‘No Summer Break from Poverty’ campaign to highlight the reality of families’ experiences this summer.
£500K Fund Launches South Yorkshire's 'Year of the Child'
Health, charity and political leaders dedicated to improving childhoods in South Yorkshire are joining forces to launch a first-of-its-kind investment fund ahead of a major regional children’s summit.
Venezuela Earthquake: Rescuers race to free people trapped in rubble as children forced from their homes by massive quakes
Two earthquakes in Venezuela measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude have cut off communications and power in some areas, rescuers are racing to free people trapped in rubble.
“If ministers want to make the online world safer, the answer is not keeping children off platforms” – Save the Children
Reacting to reports that the UK government will ban social media use for under-16s, Jeffrey Demarco, Senior Adviser at Save the Children UK, said: "This announcement reflects legitimate concerns about children's safety online, but a ban of this scale would change how children access and experience the digital world. The UK government must ensure that any decisions are informed by children themselves and by independent experts."