http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbThu, 16 Feb 2012 11:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/16/117987/70-of-families-living-on-the-edge-finds-survey.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/16/117987/70-of-families-living-on-the-edge-finds-survey.htmlNearly three quarters of UK families say they are ‘on the edge’ of surviving, with one in five mothers missing meals so their children can eat, according to a survey by Mumsnet.Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/04/117903/carers-disproportionately-hit-by-government-cuts.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/04/117903/carers-disproportionately-hit-by-government-cuts.htmlCarers will be disproportionately hit by government benefit cuts over the coming years, research published today shows. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:13:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/21/117795/uk-childrens-commissioners-want-review-of-effect-of-cuts.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/21/117795/uk-childrens-commissioners-want-review-of-effect-of-cuts.htmlThe four UK Children's Commissioners have called for an urgent reassessment of the impact of government spending cuts on the needs of vulnerable children. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:54:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/11/117751/welfare-rights-disabled-children-face-slide-into-poverty.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/11/117751/welfare-rights-disabled-children-face-slide-into-poverty.html The proposed introduction of universal credit, replacing income support, tax credits and housing benefit, from 2013 could massively affect social work practice, writes Gary Vaux One particular change will cost some families with a disabled child up to £1,400 a year - and these families are already more likely to be in poverty and using social services support. The Welfare Reform Bill is now going through parliament so these proposals could change but this seems unlikely, despite furious lobbying from disabled children's charities and parents. At present, children who receive any rate of disability living allowance (DLA) are also entitled to up to two additional sums of money from child tax credits (CTC). Under universal credit, however, families will be entitled to only one additional sum of money. For the most severely disabled children this will still equate to a similar amount. Those with severe visual impairments may even gain significantly. But those who do not...Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:45:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/12/117426/benefits-cap-will-plunge-200000-children-deeper-into-poverty.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/12/117426/benefits-cap-will-plunge-200000-children-deeper-into-poverty.htmlAbout 200,000 children will be plunged deeper into poverty under the government's proposed benefits cap, according to latest analysis by The Children's Society.Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:40:00 GMT