Research reports
The Stark Reality of Growing Up in Poverty: Insights from Buttle’s Latest Report
21 September 2024
In June 2024, Buttle concluded an extensive project to explore the lived experiences of children, young people, and families grappling with extreme financial hardship. Our new report, "Growing Up in Poverty," reveals a harrowing picture of life under severe financial strain exacerbated by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
State of Child Poverty 2023
7 July 2023
As the cost of living crisis remains ever prevalent across the UK, we have surveyed over 1200 frontline workers who collectively support over 200,000 children and young people. The findings are stark, with a significant increase in children living in destitution and or some school is becoming a luxury they are struggling to afford.
State of Child Poverty 2022
7 July 2022
As we begin to transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cost of Living Crisis is hitting the poorest families the hardest. This year, for the State of Child Poverty 2021-22, we have surveyed over 1000 frontline workers who collectively support 60,000 children and young people.
State of Child Poverty 2021
20 September 2021
The State of Child Poverty 2021 report tells the story of the ongoing impact of COVID as witnessed by frontline services that support an estimated 36,000 vulnerable children and young people.
Evaluation of our grants for children affected by domestic abuse
9 March 2021
Over the last two years, thanks to generous funding provided by the National Lottery Community Fund and Comic Relief, we have been able to provide an increased number of grants to children impacted by domestic abuse in the West Midlands. This has also provided us an opportunity to understand the role that Chances for Children grants have for agencies supporting this group.
Evaluation of the Buttle UK Anchor Programme November 2017
9 November 2017
The report presents the findings of the evaluation of Anchor, a Buttle UK programme that supports children in London who have been affected by domestic abuse with funds from City Bridge Trust.