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GOOD LEGAL NEWS
We're pleased to be able to open this newsletter with some good news.

On Monday we won our case in the Court of Appeal that involved four single
working mothers whose regular monthly pay dates for their wages fell close to
the start/end of their universal credit assessment periods, resulting in them
sometimes having two paydays in one assessment period. Because of the way the
universal credit computer system assesses earnings they had fluctuating income
and significant cash losses. The government announced yesterday that they will
not appeal the judgment.

And last month we won a case again at the Court of Appeal that involved a child
and a woman with a disability who were forced to claim universal credit (losing
money as a result) because their previous benefits were stopped as a result of
DWP errors.

Find out about all our cases at cpag.org.uk/legal [[link removed]]

CORONAVIRUS
LEARNING IN LOCKDOWN
As part of our Cost of the School Day project we have conducted research into
the effects of the pandemic on children and families’ experiences of learning in
lockdown. Through surveys and interviews with almost 5,000 parents, carers,
children and young people, we found that the cost burdens of school closures
have fallen most heavily on families already living on a low income. For
example, one third of the families who are most worried about money have had to
buy a laptop or other device. Families told us how the various replacements for
free school meals were working, with direct payments into families' bank
accounts proving the most valuable during the pandemic. We're delighted that
free school meal alternatives will continue during the summer holidays and will
continue to push for direct payments wherever possible.

Read the report
[[link removed]]MORE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES NEEDED
We are pushing for more support for families as part of the government's
response to the Coronavirus and beyond. We were pleased to see some progress on
local crisis support in recent weeks, with £63 million given to councils in
England. But there is much more to do. We're advocating for change on several
fronts.

* Our latest Coronavirus briefing
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* ​ We are advocating for an increase in child benefit
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* No one knows what the future can hold
[[link removed]] is our latest report showing why the two-child limit should be lifted,
written with the Church of England.
* Cash in a Crisis
[[link removed]] looks at good practice in local welfare assistance schemes in England.

* We continue to publish regular briefings from our Early Warning System
[[link removed]] on the problems advisers are seeing in the social security system at this
time.
* We have looked at the disproportionate impact of Coronavirus policies (or lack thereof) on
families
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You can see all our Coronavirus-related work tog ether at cpag.org.uk/coronavirus
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BLACK CHILDREN'S LIVES MATTER
Rising child poverty is a national scandal, but we don't talk enough about the
fact that children in black and minority ethnic families are more likely to
experience poverty. The challenge for us all is to put these issues at the top
of our agenda – child poverty is not colour blind, so our campaign to end it
must not be either.

Read our blog
[[link removed]]AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS
What comes after the pandemic? Everyone has now seen, thanks to the government’s
response, that a better social security system is possible. Our Secure Futures project continues to explore what that should look like. Most recently, we have
been examining what we can learn from the job retention scheme for the future of unemployment
support
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REMEMBERING JOHN VEIT-WILSON
We learned with great sadness of the death of John Veit-Wilson – our
longstanding friend and inspiration – on 10 May. John was CPAG's last remaining
founder member. He was a Trustee for many years and an intellectual power house
on our policy committee. He will be sadly missed.

WOOLLY ORIGINALS RAISES £2,170
Since April, former welfare rights adviser Sarah has been kindly supporting CPAG
through her Woolly Originals [[link removed]] business. She has donated half of the proceeds from the sales of her beautiful
handmade bags meaning a tremendous £2,170 for CPAG.

During the summer she also plans to hike the equivalent length of the Hebridean
Way (156 miles), aiming to raise a further £500. Thank you so much Sarah! ​

Support her epic challenge
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2021 LONDON MARATHON PLACE UP FOR GRABS
We are pleased to share that we have a place in the 2021 London Marathon. If you
fancy taking on the challenge for CPAG, please email Alice on [email protected] [[email protected]?subject=London%20marathon] for details.

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