“Withdrawing vital child benefit from families struggling to keep their children in school will not tackle child poverty."
54 million European citizens or 10.8% of the EU population were unable to keep their home adequately warm in 2012.
Nearly one in seven people are in poverty of whom 211,000 are children.
Homeless support agency sees doubling in numbers coming to homeless support
Bishops and Catholic groups appeal for an end to devastating austerity policies.