Poll shows nine in 10 families feel summer money pressures
The vast majority of parents in Britain and the north of Ireland feel “financial and emotional pressure” during the summer, according to research carried out by Save the Children. The charity polled 2,000 parents and found 88% are struggling with money worries during the long days, triggered by factors like added childcare costs and the pressure to take their children on holidays abroad. Labour has made some minor inroads into tackling poverty, but many of its measures have been inadequate given the scale of the crisis. Save the Children‘s executive director for UK impact, Dan Paskins, said: No parent should be…
