About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year
المصدر: The Guardian | Source: The GuardianExclusive: Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government support
Four hundred thousand children in the UK were supported by baby banks in 2025, an 11% increase from the year before, prompting warnings from charities that they “cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty on this scale” without government support.
New research from the Baby Bank Alliance, set up by Save the Children UK to represent and advocate for more than 400 baby banks across the country, found that an average of 1,096 children were being supported by each member every day, with some essential items soaring in demand.
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