The Cabinet Secretary for Finance will set out the Scottish Government’s proposed budget for 2026/27 on 13th January. All eyes are on whether this will be a budget that provides hope that this year will be a better one for families. We’d like to see more help for families with babies and are calling on the Scottish Government to invest in a Baby Guarantee.

It's three days before Christmas. You're standing in a crowded shop, holding a scented candle you're not sure anyone wants, wondering if this is really what the season is supposed to feel like.

Discover the 5 essentials every child needs to thrive—love, education, nutrition, play, and protection. Learn how Save the Children UK helps provide what matters most.

For so many, Christmas day really is the most wonderful time of the year. The tree, the presents, the Christmas lunch. It’s a magical day of joy and togetherness. But for so many across the UK, Christmas couldn’t be more different.

When we think about child poverty, we often picture faraway places. But poverty doesn't stop at borders. And it doesn't discriminate based on postcode.

TV personalities including Amanda Holden, Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks amongst those supporting Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day 2025

Choosing to bring new life into an uncertain future is never an easy decision to make - but the hope and possibility that all children bring can be galvanising.

Discover the trends reshaping business-charity partnerships that every senior sustainability leader needs to know.

When there are upsetting events in the news or in the local community, children may see, hear or read things that cause them anxiety or distress. Help them understand.

My name is Thea, I’m a single parent to three children aged 10, 3 and (almost) 2. I work full time with 17 years’ experience in my industry, I’m highly qualified and we live in London near my work, where I’ve called home since 2009. Like hundreds of thousands of others, my children are impacted by the two-child benefit and the benefit cap. This impossible situation has led to me starting a government petition to recognize how these measures put children into grinding poverty for the sole reason of having much loved siblings.

Save the Children is calling for the immediate scrapping of the two-child limit as newly released figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that almost 40,000 more children are now living in families affected by the policy than there were last year.

Nicholas Hoult, actor and longtime supporter of Save the Children, has surprised children at a play project in London as he becomes the charity’s newest celebrity ambassador, just a day after attending a fan event for his latest film, Superman.

Why is mass lobbying so important - and how you can get involved

Misan Harriman fronts a creative project with Palestinian children from Gaza supported by Save the Children in Egypt, in collaboration with Choose Love.

Young researchers from the Rhondda Valley in south Wales working with Save the Children Cymru have created a powerful animation to share their ideas on how child poverty can be tackled in Wales.

Dads in Cardiff are enjoying quality time with their children and making the most of an outdoor play space created as part of a collaborative project between Save the Children Cymru and the local community.

High-quality, inclusive childcare is critical to reduce child poverty, increase parental employment rates and meet the government's ambitious Early Years target.

The annual income of Save the Children UK rose to £305 million last year, boosted by increases in legacies and government funding for education, health services and nutrition.

In response to Keir Starmer’s speech on the strategic defence review, Save the Children has warned that further cuts to the UK’s aid budget would be catastrophic.

Two rounds of aid cuts in less than five years demand urgent course correction to UK ICF to protect children on the climate crisis frontlines and to safeguard the UK's national interest.