SAVE THE CHILDREN

The new PM will have only 26 days to take action before energy bills soar again on October 1. We are calling for an emergency cost-of-living support package for children. The lifting of the energy price cap should be the driver to deliver a higher cost-of-living payment for low-income families with children. The child element of Universal Credit should also be increased by £10 per week. It is impossible to overstate the catastrophe families face this winter if the new Prime Minister does not take urgent action. Children shouldn’t pay the price for this crisis. Claire Telfer, Save the Children’s head of Scotland