This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Introduce food vouchers as a form of child benefit to help prevent child poverty
Recently published research by the NEU and Child Poverty Action Group found malnourished pupils filling their pockets with food at school. Child benefits are not being spent wisely enough by some parents.
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Child poverty affects one in four children in the UK.
Child poverty costs the country £29 billion per year.
www.cpag.org.uk
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It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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