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Listen out for our CEO Michael Gidney chatting to @carolynquinncq about our latest hygiene poverty report and it’s impact on children, on tonight’s @TimesRadio 10-1pm show!

- Existing policy initiatives must be successfully implemented, monitored, evaluated and expanded to all children and young people.

Last night we hosted a reception in Parliament to urgently address the impact of hygiene poverty on the lives of children and young people. Over 120 guests attended including @helenhayes_ @FemiOke @BaronessLister @IanLaveryMP. Every child deserves a #CleanStartInLife

- Do not delay the Child Poverty Strategy any longer! It must be ambitious about eradicating child poverty, scrapping the two-child limit and abolishing the household benefit cap. - The social security system must be protected from cuts and increase benefits more widely.

We also heard from young people directly about their experience of hygiene poverty and what they think the government should do in response to this. We’re urging the government to:

Read our full report: go.inkinddirect.org/p_eventclosing…

Closing remarks from @helenhayes_ Huge thanks Helen for sponsoring the event and supporting our mission to end hygiene poverty for children.   Every child deserves a #CleanStartInLife

Nic Williams & Jenna Woskett talk about their first hand experience of hygiene poverty amongst children and why it’s so important the government take action ‘It’s often people that don’t ask for help, they need it the most. We need to take away the stigma so people ask for help’

We’re urging the government to not delay the Child Poverty Strategy any longer, listen and take action!

@MichaelGidney shares key findings from our pioneering new research: A Clean Start in Life.   It’s not ok that 4 children in every classroom are living in hygiene poverty & 1 in 10 children have missed school because they can’t keep clean.

- The social security system must be protected from cuts and increase benefits more widely. - Existing policy initiatives must be successfully implemented, monitored, evaluated and expanded to all children and young people. Every child deserves #ACleanStartInLife

Tonight we are hosting a reception in Parliament, to launch new research, A Clean Start in Life, sponsored by @helenhayes_ MP. The event will bring together Parliamentarians, civil servants, charities and corporate leaders, to urgently address the impact of hygiene poverty.

We’re urging the government to: Do not delay the Child Poverty Strategy any longer! It must be ambitious about eradicating child poverty, scrapping the two-child limit and abolishing the household benefit cap.

Every child deserves a #CleanStartInLife

See how YOU can help > go.inkinddirect.org/nacbw2xlanding Read our #CleanStartInLife report >>> go.inkinddirect.org/nacbw2xreport

Last chance to experience our hygiene poverty campaign in the public restrooms at Bluewater shopping centre! If you haven't already, head down today to hear the voices of children experiencing hygiene poverty and to see how you can make a difference.

See how YOU can help > go.inkinddirect.org/nacbw1xlanding Read our #CleanStartInLife report > go.inkinddirect.org/nacbw1xreport

There's still time to experience our hygiene poverty campaign in the public restrooms at Bluewater shopping centre! Hygiene poverty is #NotAChoice and we're doing everything we can to end it.