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Oldham has some of the highest child poverty rates in the UK. More than half of all kids across the borough are living below the poverty line.
The parents of just short of 30,000 youngsters are struggling to make ends meet. Many are missing out on basic necessities like school clothes - and meals.
Along with a lack of housing and the cost of living crisis, it’s one of the biggest issues affecting the area. So what are Oldham’s election candidates promising to do about it?
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The constituency of Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton has the third highest level of child poverty in the country. Oldham East and Saddleworth has the eighth highest figures, according to data published by End Child Poverty Coalition.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service asked every candidate in the two constituencies what they would do. This is what they said...
Liberal Democrats ‘would offer 9,000 more free school meals and improve social care’
Earlier this month, the Oldham Lib Dems promised to expand the free school meals program to all primary school children, starting with low-income households. This would see 9,250 more kids in Oldham receiving free lunches if the Lib Dems came to power, according to local leader Howard Sykes.
Coun Sykes said: “This is about creating a level playing field at school so that every child has a fair opportunity to thrive. No child should be going hungry in Britain in 2024.
“When you give children a healthy start in life, every pound you spend saves money on healthcare and benefits in the long run.”
Speaking for both Hannah Kitching and himself, the local Lib Dem candidates, Sam Al-Hamdani added: “Child poverty is also
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