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Outstanding Welsh youth workers celebrated .

Date posted 27/02/2012

Youth workers from across Wales were recognised for the valuable contribution they make to their communities and young people at an awards ceremony last night (23 February).
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Introductory paragraph for ROCK publication on member websites.

Date posted 22/02/2012

Save the Children is part of the Rights of the Child UK coalition. The coalition brings together a wide range of organisations and individuals in pushing for the full and direct incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into UK law.
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Cardiff carer, 17, reacts to poverty study.

Date posted 16/02/2012

Falling incomes will mean the biggest drop for middle-income families since the 1970s - and will push 600,000 more children into poverty, says a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
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Exploring childhood studies: Children with a parent in prison conference.

Date posted 10/02/2012

Approximately 160,000 children have a mother or father in prison in the UK and research indicates that these children are more likely to have poorer outcomes.
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The UK's four Children's Commissioners express deep concerns on impact of Welfare Reform Bill on children.

Date posted 01/02/2012

"We, the UK's four Children's Commissioners, are deeply concerned at the serious negative impact of the proposals in the Welfare Reform Bill on hundreds of thousands of children."
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Ministers seek to overturn peers' welfare bill changes.

Date posted 01/02/2012

The government will seek to overturn seven defeats inflicted by the House of Lords to its Welfare Reform Bill later.
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Amser i Gymru fod yn rhamantus .

Date posted 25/01/2012

Mae'n bryd i'r Cymry dangos eu hochr ramantus wrth ddathlu Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen ac mae sawl menter yn barod i helpu.
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Will the benefits cap force more children into poverty?.

Date posted 23/01/2012

The Lords will today vote on the coalition's plans to impose a new £26,000 annual limit on the amount that households can receive in benefits – the equivalent of £500 a week. The plan is expected to save the government £270m towards its annual target of cutting £18bn from the welfare bill.
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Denbighshire schools trial new ChildLine help service.

Date posted 18/01/2012

Primary schools in Denbighshire will be among the first in the UK to welcome ChildLine volunteers reaching out to children in need.
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Child benefit cut will go ahead, says Osborne.

Date posted 13/01/2012

Chancellor George Osborne has said child benefit for higher rate taxpayers will be removed, after ministers' hints the policy could be made "fairer".
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