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Eat Game Awards raises record funds for charity

Eat Game is delighted to announce that this year’s Eat Game Awards raised a record amount of donations for the Country Food Trust. The awards, which took place last week, raised £2,255 for the charity, which was once again selected as our charity of the year. With the Eat Game Awards celebrating the contributions of… Read more »

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Campaign wants government to increase child benefit levels
Child benefit raise ‘urgently needed’

The government needs to spend £1.7 billion more every year to lift children out of poverty and give them a better start in life, a leading campaign group has claimed. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) today launched its ‘Make Child Benefit Count’ campaign on the 60th anniversary of the child benefit tax credit’s predecessor,… Read more »

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The government announces major changes to CSA
CSA makes way for leaner, meaner alternative

The beleaguered Child Support Agency (CSA) is to be scrapped and replaced by a tougher and more streamlined organisation, John Hutton announced today. The work and pensions secretary said the new body would “come down like a ton of bricks” on absent parents who refused to pay maintenance for their children. It would have the… Read more »