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Best podcasts about Child poverty

Latest podcast episodes about Child poverty

Voice of Islam
Drive Time Show Podcast 31-07-2025: Child Poverty & Germany's 100 Mosques

Voice of Islam

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 105:16


Join Raheel Ahmad and Zafir Ahmad for Thursday's show from 4-6pm where we will be discussing: ‘Child Poverty' and 'Germany's 100 Mosques'. Child Poverty Britain is facing a hidden crisis, with millions of children living in poverty and don't have enough food, clothes, or stability. Harsh welfare rules and growing costs of living are making life very hard for families in need. Join us as we look at the real effects of child poverty and why we need to act instantly to protect the future generation. Germany's 100 Mosques Discover the story behind one of Germany's most inspiring religious projects — The 100 Mosques Plan by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Started in 1989 by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, this bold initiative is transforming Germany's spiritual landscape — one mosque at a time. Join us as we discuss the vision, the challenges, the progress, and the powerful community spirit driving it all. Guests: Professor Brid Featherstone -  Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield and a leading voice on child poverty's role in driving social care intervention rates across the UK. Dr.Keetie Roelen - She is a Senior Research Fellow and Co-Deputy Director at the Centre for the Study of Global Development, Open University. Lubna Bilal Kahlon - Serving as national general sec & vice president Mubashra Ilyas - Architect of Khadijah Mosque Berlin Profession: Masters in science of architecture in 2007 Work experience 18 years Hammad Ahmed - National secretary Properties (Jaidad) Producers: Noreen Niaz and Anila Syed-Usman

The Northern Agenda
Tackling the North's injustices: Orgreave, Hillsborough and child poverty

The Northern Agenda

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 32:49


This week, Rob Parsons and Liam Thorp digest the big news that could get us closer to the truth about the violent clashes between police and striking miners four decades ago that are still a source of huge anger in parts of our region even now. Plus Liam tells us about his trip on the new form of transport that's been gliding about the streets of Liverpool​. ​ And there are some worrying new stats that show for all of Labour's warm words about tackling child poverty, things in many parts of the North are still going in the wrong direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highlights from Moncrieff
The growing issue of child poverty in one parent families

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 16:22


A lot of parents are finding it hard to make ends meet as the rising cost of living hits, but one parent families are particularly impacted.Most poor children live in one parent families, and 6 in 10 families living in emergency accommodation are children with lone parents.So, with back to school costs looming and still more long weeks of school summer holidays ahead, how are parents coping on their own?One Family CEO, Karen Kiernan, joins Seán to discuss.

Moncrieff Highlights
The growing issue of child poverty in one parent families

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 16:22


A lot of parents are finding it hard to make ends meet as the rising cost of living hits, but one parent families are particularly impacted.Most poor children live in one parent families, and 6 in 10 families living in emergency accommodation are children with lone parents.So, with back to school costs looming and still more long weeks of school summer holidays ahead, how are parents coping on their own?One Family CEO, Karen Kiernan, joins Seán to discuss.

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast
Economists in the Wild: Reflections from a Social Policy Conference

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 32:59


Timestamps: (01:55) The Social Policy Association (SPA) and the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP)(04:15) The Hospitality Sector – Serving the Future Project (07:30) Learning Disabilities & Employment (10:30) Child Poverty (14:40) Housing & Health (19:10) Labour One Year in Office: Tax Policy & Wealth Taxes? (24:30) Key Takeaways from the Conference 

Voice of Islam
Drive Time Show Podcast 16-06-2025: World Hunger and Child Poverty

Voice of Islam

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 109:56


Join Imran Akram and Hanif Khan for Monday's show from 4-6pm where we will be discussing: ‘World Hunger and Child Poverty' World Hunger Famine, defined as widespread food scarcity, threatens millions worldwide. Even today, many regions face the risk of famine due to conflict, climate change, and economic instability. But how did we let it get this bad, and can anything be done ? Did you know Islam was the first to establish systems like Zakat to address hunger? Join us as we explore the areas most at risk, the causes of famine, and the efforts—both historical and modern— aimed at combating hunger. Child Poverty The two-child benefit cap is deepening child poverty across the UK.Join us as we explore its impact on vulnerable families and how Islamic teachings call for justice, compassion, and the protection of every child. It's time to rethink welfare through the lens of dignity and shared responsibility. Guests: Dr. Adeeb Yousif Mohammed Mohammed Joseph Howes Samuel Thomas Producers : Nadia Anwar and Afia Nasir

U105 Podcasts
5367: LISTEN: A majority in NI say they want Stomont to take more action to deal with child poverty, but are our politicians listening? Frank spoke to Peter Bryson, head of Save the Children in NI

U105 Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 6:04


A majority in NI say they want Stomont to take more action to deal with child poverty, but are our politicians listening? Frank spoke to Peter Bryson, head of Save the Children in NI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast
Child Poverty, with Baroness Ruth Lister | ep. 127

It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 57:57


The government's child poverty taskforce is set to release its findings imminently. But with a country that needs widespread reform at-large, what are the necessary steps in tackling child poverty?A new report by Baroness Ruth Lister, and published by Compass, argues for a radical set of new policies ranging from direct provisions, social welfare and wider societal attitudes towards how we view childhood to alleviate the epidemic of child poverty in this country.We were joined by Baroness Lister in the latest episode of It's Bloody Complicated to discuss this report, and more.Support the showEnjoyed the podcast and want to be a live audience member at our next episode? Want to have the chance in raising questions to the panelist?Support our work and be a part of the Compass community. Become a member!You can find us on Twitter at @CompassOffice.Support the showEnjoyed the podcast and want to be a live audience member at our next episode? Want to have the chance in raising questions to the panelist?Support our work and be a part of the Compass community. Become a member!You can find us on Twitter at @CompassOffice.

The Capitol Pressroom
What the budget does (and doesn't do) to impact child poverty

The Capitol Pressroom

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 13:59


May 19, 2025 - The state budget included an expansion of the child tax credit, money for child care vouchers, and a rebate check, but how will it impact child poverty? We consider these policies with Pete Nabozny, director of policy at The Children's Agenda, and Kate Breslin, president and CEO of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, who are both members of the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Jan Tinetti: Former Minister for Women and Child Poverty Reduction on David Seymour's call to cull ministries

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 6:02 Transcription Available


David Seymour is calling for culling of the government. He's floated a policy that would reduce the number of ministers and government departments, calling into question the necessity of some. Racing, Hunting and Fishing, Hospitality, Space, and Child Poverty Reduction were a few he named. Jan Tinetti is the former Minister for Women and Child Poverty Reduction, and she told Heather du Plessis-Allan the reason these ministries exist is to take a specialised look at issues. She says that while they are often covered under other portfolios, they would simplify the issues far too much, and we wouldn't get anywhere in solving them. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Politics Weekly
Will rising child poverty be Labour's legacy? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 25:46


The government began to roll out its free breakfast club scheme this week as part of plans to help struggling families. But with predictions that child poverty could increase by the end of this parliament, how serious is Labour about tackling the problem? John Harris hears from a headteacher, and speaks to our political editor, Pippa Crerar. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Claire Achmad: Chief Children's Commissioner raises concerns about lacking basics

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 2:46 Transcription Available


The Chief Children's Commissioner says we're still dropping the ball in providing some of the basics for our young people. The Government's Child and Youth Strategy report shows improvements in attendance, smoking, drinking, and offending rates. However material hardship, immunisations, food insecurity, and avoidable hospitalisations have all worsened. Claire Achmad told Mike Hosking she wants the Government to put a bigger focus on children. She says around half of children live in benefit dependent households, which doesn't provide enough for children to thrive. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast
"Holyrood stands under the microscope of their own gaze" - reflections after Scotland misses its interim child poverty targets

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 31:57


Timestamps:(0:00) Introduction(00:38) What do the latest child poverty statistics say?(01:49) What was JRF's reaction to the stats?(03:09) Can we see an impact from Scottish Child Payment?(06:09) How do we achieve the 2030 targets from here?(09:24) Modelling of options to meet 2030 targets(12:57) What about cost?(19:27) How might UK Government proposed benefits changes impact poverty levels?(23:30) How will the changes impact Scotland's finances?(25:41) What happens in Scotland if the work capability assessment is replaced by the PIP assessment?(28:20) What's next for child poverty analysis at the FAI and JRF?

Right2Food
Pod Bites: Child poverty in Wales

Right2Food

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 9:25


In this week's Pod Bites, Callum Morrissey , a 15-year-old Welsh Youth Parliament member of Clwyd West and young ambassador for the Food Foundation, discusses the Youth Parliament's efforts to tackle child poverty in Wales.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connections with Evan Dawson
Can new statewide recommendations cut child poverty by 50% in 10 years?

Connections with Evan Dawson

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 51:42


In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 2/20/25, we talk with members of the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council about their recommendations for reducing child poverty in NYS.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Govt fails to meet major targets for reducing child poverty

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 9:54


Figures released show 156,000 children living in material hardship in 2024, up from 144,000 the year before. That's almost 13.5 percent of Aotearoa's children. Measures of material hardship include having to go without fruit and veges because of the cost, putting off doctors visits and being unable to afford heating. 208,000 children were considered to be in poverty after housing costs had been paid - that's also up from the previous year. Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Louise Upston spoke to Lisa Owen.

RNZ: Checkpoint
No improvements on child poverty from year before last

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 3:33


Advocates for children are calling for urgent action as new data shows child poverty rates have stalled, and the government has missed all three of its targets. Stats NZ figures released this morning show hundreds of thousands of kids were living below the poverty line last year - and there was no improvement from the year before. Lauren Crimp reports.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Louise Upston: Child Poverty Reduction Minister on the Government failing to meet targets for reducing child poverty

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 2:45 Transcription Available


The Child Poverty Reduction Minister attributes stagnant progress to tough economic conditions. Annual figures to June show no real change since 2018, despite a cross-party commitment to halve the rate by 2028. More than 143,000 children are estimated to be living in material hardship. But Minister Louise Upston says a growing economy will start to help. "For some families, the cost of living is still affecting them. The OCR drop yesterday - it takes a while for that to flow through and for families to really feel it." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pediatric Meltdown
233. Tackling Child Poverty: The Rx Kids Initiative

Pediatric Meltdown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 53:52


Could a simple cash transfer program hold the key to reducing child poverty? In this episode of Pediatric Meltdown, host Dr. Lia Gaggino chats with pediatrician and advocate, Dr. Brittney Tayler, about an innovative program called Rx Kids. Together, they explore how cash transfers can improve child health and well-being, especially in communities facing deep poverty. Dr. Tayler shares her firsthand experience in Flint, Michigan, detailing the transformation she's witnessed through the Rx Kids program. From addressing housing issues to boosting educational outcomes, this episode uncovers the impact that a single initiative can have. Connect with the importance of advocacy and how one person can drive significant change, leaving a lasting impression on the entire community.[00:00 - 05:07] From Pediatrics to Advocacy: Dr. Tayler's JourneyFind out how an accidental advocacy led to Dr. Tayler's increased involvement in health policy.Understand the significance of Dr. Tayler's meeting with a senator, and the impact it had on health legislation.Learn about the challenges of navigating advocacy as a medical professional.Appreciate the support Dr. Tayler received from experienced mentors to sharpen her advocacy skills.[05:07 - 12:32] Understanding Poverty's Impact on Child HealthExplore the key aspects of poverty affecting child health, including housing and food security.Recognize the critical role of parents' stress levels in influencing children's well-being.Explore the widespread effects of poverty on all domains of health and life.Analyze how poverty can deeply affect educational outcomes and opportunities for children.[12:32 - 21:07] Rx Kids: Transforming Communities Through Direct Cash TransfersThe transition from expanded child tax credit to the creation of Rx Kids.Discover the pivotal role of expanded child tax credits in reducing child poverty during the pandemic.How small studies and data informed the large-scale development of Rx Kids.Discover the impactful results seen so far in communities participating in direct cash transfer programs.[21:07 - 30:21] Pioneering Change and Empowering CommunitiesUnderstand why Flint, Michigan, became the perfect place to pilot the Rx Kids program.Uncover the logistical aspects and eligibility criteria of the Rx Kids cash transfer program.The importance of dignity, trust, and community-wide benefits in program implementation.Future aspirations: how Rx Kids aims to expand and sustain its impact in Flint and beyond.[30:22 - 35:21] TakeAwaysConnect with Dr. Brittney TaylerFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/RxKidsUSInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/rxkidsus/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/rx-kids/Resources mentioned in the show:https://rxkids.org/about/communities/flint/Chevy in the Hole by Kelsey Ronan https://www.amazon.com/Chevy-Hole-Novel-Kelsey-Ronan/dp/125080390X Luke Shaefer PhD

The Capitol Pressroom
Assemblyman Hevesi talks child poverty and child care

The Capitol Pressroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 15:51


Feb. 3, 2025 - Assembly Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi, a Queens Democrat, makes the case for building on the governor's proposals addressing child poverty and child care access.

The Capitol Pressroom
Child poverty and Gov. Hochul's 2025 agenda

The Capitol Pressroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 17:37


Jan. 10, 2025 - Efforts to fight child poverty in New York are getting attention right now, so we're checking in with Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance Commissioner Barbara Guinn to discuss recommendations on lifting kids out of poverty and the governor's proposed child tax credit expansion.

The Capitol Pressroom
Assemblymember Bronson weighs child poverty fighting measures

The Capitol Pressroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 13:59


Jan. 6, 2025 - Assemblymember Harry Bronson, a Rochester-area Democrat, talks about recommendations from the New York State Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council and how they might begin to get implemented in 2025.

Tipping Point New Mexico
669 APS Takes One Tiny Step, Misdirection on Child Poverty, A Review of Top Events of 2024

Tipping Point New Mexico

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 63:46


The APS school board takes one tiny (yet controversial) step towards reality. The challenge of embracing a population decline for the government education system. More MLG misdirection on child poverty. RGF continues to call out the Gov.'s lies.  A bill on the verge of being signed by President Biden will accelerate Social Security's demise. Paul and Wally then review some of the top events of 2024 in terms of their impact on public policy both nationally and in the State of New Mexico. Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year! 

Hudson Mohawk Magazine
SCAA On Child Poverty Reduction Recommendations

Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 9:43


Three years ago, the state passed the Child Poverty Reduction Act to cut cutting New York's child poverty rates in half by 2031. The Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council recently released a series of recommendations that includes the expansion of public assistance benefits and the Empire State Child Credit. Kate Breslin of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy and a member of the Council discuss their recommendations with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Mainstreet Halifax \x96 CBC Radio
Nova Scotia's Perennial Child Poverty Problem

Mainstreet Halifax \x96 CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 18:09


The latest Child Poverty Report Card for Nova Scotia show's the steepest increase in child poverty rates in a generation: Provincially, nearly 24% of children live in poverty.Locally, that number can soar from over 30% to a staggering 66%.Lesley Frank, the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Food, Health, and Social Justice at Acadia University, reflects on this perennial problem for Nova Scotia..

The Capitol Pressroom
The plan for cutting child poverty

The Capitol Pressroom

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 19:06


Nov. 27, 2024 - This fall the state Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council has put together a list of recommendations intended to cut child poverty in half. We talk about the problem of child poverty and the path forward with Kate Breslin, president and CEO of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and a member of the council.

Information Morning Saint John from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)

A new report paints a troubling picture of child and family poverty across Canada. We hear more about that and why the authors are calling on all federal parties to act to address it now. Then host Rachel Cave speaks with Dr. Sarah Gander she's the clinical lead for New Brunswick Social Pediatrics. The group takes an interprofessional, community-based approach to care for children and their families.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Louise Upston: Child Poverty Reduction Minister on the Government's new strategy to support children in the first 2000 days

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 3:35 Transcription Available


The Government's released a new child and youth strategy, with a focus on supporting children and their families in the first 2000 days. It aims to lift 17,000 children out of material hardship by 2027. 2000 days is just over five years. Child Poverty Reduction Minister Louise Upston told Mike Hosking the Government needs to focus its efforts – if they attempt too many things, they won't achieve anything. She says this is a plan to work across government ministers' departments to get things done. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Capitol Pressroom
Using Medicaid funds to fight child poverty

The Capitol Pressroom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 12:29


Oct. 31, 2024 - Sen. Andrew Gounardes, a Brooklyn Democrat, wants to get creative with federal and state resources by doling out an $1,800 cash payment for families on Medicaid who have a child.

IFS Zooms In: Coronavirus and the Economy
How can government reduce child poverty?

IFS Zooms In: Coronavirus and the Economy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 33:42


Sign up to our live event: https://ifs.org.uk/events/ifs-zooms-live-how-make-your-first-budget-successCurrently, around 4.3 million children - that's around 30% of all kids - are living in relative poverty. Since 2010 that figure has risen by over 700,000 and the new government has made tackling child poverty one of its key policy objectives, with a cross-government strategy due to be published in 2025. In today's episode, we'll explore the factors contributing to this increase in child poverty, including changes to the benefits system, housing challenges, and the broader economic context. We'll look at the long-run impacts that child poverty has and examine the potential policy options available to reduce child poverty.To do that, Carl is joined by Tom Waters and Christine Farquharson.Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membershipFind out more: https://ifs.org.uk/podcasts-explainers-and-calculators/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mississippi Edition
10/01/2024: Child Poverty | Blood Donations Needed | Title IX

Mississippi Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 18:37


The latest Kids Count Report from the Annie E Casey Foundation paints a picture of what life is like for children in Mississippi.Then, blood donations are in high demand in the wake of Hurricane Helene.Plus, States in the South are not enforcing new Title IX changes from the Biden Administration that would have increased LGBTQ+ protections in schools. Advocates are pushing back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reboot Republic Podcast
371. Budget2025 – We Can End Child Poverty & child Homelessness

Reboot Republic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 48:08


Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory discusess the issues of rising deprivation and homelessness amongst Ireland's children, with Tanya Ward, Director of the Children's Rights Alliance. The number in children experiencing enforced deprivation has increased from 200,000 to 257000 between 2021 and 2023, while the number of children homeless with their families has increased by 87% since 2021, yet we have billions in Budget Surplus. We discuss how the lifting of the eviction ban resulted in an increase in children and families in homelessness and the on-going cost of living crisis for families, the failure of government to implement targeted measures, and the public support for new initiatives from free school books to school meals. We highlight the need to continue to hold the ambition and hope to end child poverty and child and family homelessness. Support Rory and Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/111983961

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Louise Upston: Child Poverty Reduction Minister on previous targets 'no longer realistically achievable'

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 4:09


Advice to the Government around child poverty has been made public.  According to Treasury, the target set by the previous government is ‘no longer realistically achievable'.  Top officials say is would cost three billion dollars to get back on track.  Child Poverty Reduction Minister Louise Upston tells Mike Hosking the current government are “going to do something different”.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Common Censored
Episode 261 - Child Poverty Triples in the US, Surely Unrelatedly US Spends Billions on Anti-China Propaganda & Gaza G***cide

Common Censored

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 77:59


Child poverty in the US has tripled in just a few years. Clearly this must be unrelated to the billions of dollars of support for Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, or the fact that the US will now be spending a whopping $1.6bn on anti-China propaganda, because that's what people are really struggling without... Meanwhile, several large strikes are popping off, not least of all one at Boeing where more than 30,000 machinists are sick and tired of corporate profits over safety and worker benefit.    leecamp.net artkillingapathy.com

The Owen Jones Podcast
Starmer Purges Labour MPs - For Opposing Child Poverty

The Owen Jones Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 9:14


Labour has told you who they are. Believe them.Help us take on the pro-war media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RNZ: Morning Report
Social Development Minister on govt's child poverty targets

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 3:11


The Child Poverty Report - released alongside Budget 2024 - shows an increase to the targeted percentage for all three measures of child poverty. Social Development Minister Louise Upston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

RNZ: Morning Report
Labour on govt softening targets for child poverty

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 4:08


Carmel Sepuloni is accusing the government of lacking morals, after it was revealed they have discreetly softened the targets for children in poverty. Sepuloni spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

RNZ: Morning Report
Child poverty advocate shocked targets softened

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 4:30


One child poverty advocate is shocked the government has discreetly softened the target for children in poverty. Child Poverty Action Group head Sarita Divis spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Six O'Clock News
24/07/2024 Sir Keir Starmer defends his government's approach to tackling child poverty

Six O'Clock News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 30:53


He has suspended seven MPs for backing an amendment to abolish the two-child benefit cap

Standard Issue Podcast
The Bush Telegraph: Somebody just shot Trump, and Terri White talks child poverty

Standard Issue Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 54:41


Assassination attempts, conspiracy theories and a MAGA Prince Harry costume. How can Hannah and Mickey cram all the drama of the US election into one BT? Well, they give it their best shot, no pun intended.  And for Sexism of the Week, Mickey's been on the Zoom with journalist, broadcaster and author Terri White. Terri's podcast series, Finding Britain's Ghost Children, quite rightly scooped a whole load of awards and she has continued to bang the drum on how appalling the UK is when it comes to child poverty – 30% of our kids live below the breadline. One huge driver of this is the two-child cap, which Labour has not pledged to scrap. Terri tells Mick why it needs to go immediately if not sooner, talks about the devastating effects it's having, and explains why it's very much a feminist issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
The Saturday Show With Jonathan Capehart: June 15, 2024

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 42:27


On this week's episode of 'The Saturday Show' with Charles Coleman Jr. who is sitting in for Jonathan Capehart this weekend: from fawning over Donald Trump at his 78th birthday party, to giving him a hero's welcome on Capitol Hill, just steps away from where he incited an insurrection, Congressional Republicans make it clear it's Trump's party now. We'll discuss that with Congressman Robert Garcia, plus how Congress will react to the Supreme Court's controversial decision on gun bump stocks. Then, the feud that made Milwaukee famous. The city's mayor claps back in a new interview, after Donald Trump reportedly calls the host city of the Republican convention "horrible." And what could be the last hope for justice for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre ended as the Oklahoma State Supreme Court dismissed their lawsuit for reparations. The attorney for those survivors, Damario Solomon-Simmons, will explain what could come next. All that and more on “The Saturday Show” with guest host Charles Coleman Jr.

The Just Different Podcast
Climbing Kilimanjaro: A Mission to End Child Poverty

The Just Different Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 3:03


Join us in making a difference in the lives of these families! To donate follow this link: https://compassion.com/teamstarksbros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RTÉ - Morning Ireland
Child poverty in Ireland 'not inevitable' says Children's Rights Alliance

RTÉ - Morning Ireland

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 7:12


Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, discusses its latest child poverty report.

The Rest Is Politics
232. Question Time: ISIS-K vs Russia, radical reform of the NHS, and the fight against child poverty

The Rest Is Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 38:15


What is the wider significance of the terrorist attack in Moscow? Does the NHS need reform or spending increases? And why is the increase in child poverty not being discussed in the media?  Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more in this week's Question Time. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. TRIP ELECTION TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to www.therestispolitics.com Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Woman's Hour
Waspi women, Dr Jen Gunter, The Liverbirds, Child poverty

Woman's Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 57:23


A long-awaited report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to their retirement age - the so-called WASPI women, which stands for women against state pension inequality - has been published today. It recommends compensation and says the Department for Work and Pensions failed to adequately inform the women affected. Emma Barnett hears from Steve Webb, former pensions minister from 2010 to 2015, when changes to pension ages were accelerated, and to Frances Neil, a WASPI coordinator in Essex.Dr Jen Gunter is a gynaecologist and author based in California, with a huge global following, known for calling out products marketed to women which claim to address their neglected health issues but have no evidence base and could be harmful. In her latest book, simply called Blood, she tackles the menstrual cycle and myths ancient and modern associated with it. Jen joins Emma in studio.John Lennon told them that ‘girls don't play guitar', but these four girls from 1960s Liverpool were determined to prove him wrong. Mary, Sylvia, Valerie and Pamela formed Britain's first female rock'n'roll band The Liverbirds, and went on to tour stadiums across Europe, record two hit albums and play with the Kinks, Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry – all in the space of five years. Emma talks to the two surviving members of the band about their incredible story.Figures out today show that 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty. Emma speaks to Sara Ogilvie, Policy Director at Child Poverty Action Group and to Jo, a lone parent living in Greater Manchester with a 14-year-old son and on a low income.

America Dissected with Abdul El-Sayed
Cash as Medicine in Flint, Michigan.

America Dissected with Abdul El-Sayed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 48:51


For nearly a decade, Flint, Michigan has been synonymous with the lead and water crisis that put the city on the map. But Flint is resilient. Abdul reflects on the central role of poverty in all that Flint experienced. Then he speaks with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who uncovered the water crisis, and Prof. Luke Shaefer, an anti-poverty researcher, about their new “Rx Kids” program to provide cash to pregnant moms to solve poverty in Flint. If you're interested in earning CME credit for listening to America Dissected, share more about your needs at AmericaDissectedCME.com.

The Brian Lehrer Show
Black Friday 'Best-Of': David Leonhardt; Naomi Klein; Mo Rocca and More

The Brian Lehrer Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 108:45


On this day after Thanksgiving, enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations: With the "dream" of an ever-brighter economic future now stymied, David Leonhardt, senior writer for The New York Times who writes The Morning, The Times's flagship daily newsletter and author of Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream (Random House, 2023), traces its history and offers a path to reclaiming it for future generations. Through the story of three North Philadelphia children and drawing on his research, Nikhil Goyal, sociologist and policymaker who served as senior policy advisor on education and children for Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Committee on the Budget and the author of Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty (Metropolitan Books, 2023), shows how poverty limits the lives of U.S. children and offers policy solutions. Jessica Gould, education reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, recounts one family's year-long battle with New York City's Department of Education to help their child receive the specialized instruction required while growing up with dyslexia. Naomi Klein, activist, professor of climate justice at the University of British Columbia, and the author of Shock Doctrine, No Logo, and her latest Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2023), writes about her identity being confused with Naomi Wolf's and how that reflects larger societal trends. Mo Rocca, host of the podcast Mobituaries, a CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and a frequent panelist on NPR's hit weekly quiz show Wait, Wait…Don't Tell Me!, talks about the new season of Mobituaries, the "death" of the mid-Atlantic accent, and things he wishes would go away. These interviews were lightly edited for time and clarity; the original web versions are available here: What Happened to the American Dream? (Oct 24, 2023) Child Poverty and How to End It (Sept 26, 2023) The Struggle to Get Proper Instruction for Students with Dyslexia in New York City (Oct 23, 2023) Navigating the 'Mirror World' (Sept 12, 2023) Mo Rocca's "Mobituaries" (Oct 27, 2023) 

The Realignment
420 | Nikhil Goyal: Child Poverty Doubled Last Year - What Does that Mean for Our Safety Net?

The Realignment

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 69:09


Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail Us: realignmentpod@gmail.comFoundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-faiNikhil Goyal, former Senior Policy for Education and Children for Senator Bernie Sanders and author of Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Nikhil discuss why the child poverty rate experienced its greatest single-year increase on record last year, the role of COVID-era governmental support in reducing the poverty rate, his multi-year ethnographic study of poor children in Philadelphia, and his ultimate belief that America's poverty status-quo is a policy choice.

The Daily Zeitgeist
America Runs on Child Poverty, Beetlejuice Musical Too Lit For Boebert 09.14.23

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 61:32 Transcription Available


In episode 1547, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Pod Yourself A Gun, Matt Lieb, to discuss… Neo Nazis DO NOT WANT TO LOOK LIKE AN EMBARRASSMENT, The Expanded Child Tax Credit Cut Child Poverty By More Than Half, Lauren Boebert Reportedly Exorcised From Beetlejuice Performance and more! Inside the Neo-Nazi Trial of 'Boneface', the Man They Think Made Them Look Bad Neo-Nazis Are Shocked a Guy Called 'BoneFace' Isn't Who They Thought He Was Child tax credit enhancement fails to make it into federal spending bill The child poverty rate fell by nearly half in 2021 as enhanced child tax credit sent billions of dollars to families Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit The Child Tax Credit Was a Little Too Subtle Child Poverty Rates Doubled in 2022 After GOP, Joe Manchin Allowed Child Tax Credit to Expire Scoop: Manchin's red lines Left Behind: The One-Third of Children in Families Who Earn Too Little to Get the Full Child Tax Credit Who killed the expanded child tax credit? 1 in 3 want expanded child tax credits to be made permanent: poll Lauren Boebert Reportedly Exorcised From Beetlejuice Performance Broadway's “Beetlejuice” a naughtier, louder take on Tim Burton film | Review LISTEN: Ben Franklin by Snail MailSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.