Comment on survey on cost of living crisis
Responding to the findings of a survey by Community Care on the cost of living crisis, Steve Crocker, ADCS President, said:
“The cost of living crisis is affecting households across the country, including the children and families we support and our staff. These findings highlight the bleak reality for many of the children and families we work with, and the situation will only get worse in the winter months without further practical solutions from government to support families. While local authorities up and down the country are working hard to provide services and support to their local residents to help with rising costs, we urgently need government to provide the long term solutions that are needed during this difficult time.
“We expect many more children and families will fall into poverty because of the rising costs of food, fuel and energy, yet there is no national strategy to reduce child poverty in England. Given what we know about the impact of poverty on children’s outcomes and life chances addressing it must be a priority for the new Prime Minister.”
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