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Barnardo’s Warns 300,000 UK Children Could Go Without Winter Coats

The estimate draws on new YouGov polling scaled with ONS data, prompting a nationwide call for donations to keep children warm.

Scarlet Swaddle, 17, says she and her siblings are often wet and shivering with cold as her family has always struggled to afford winter coats
Each of the 30 coats in Barnardo's installation represents 10,000 children who could go without a coat this winter (Barnardo's)
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Overview

  • YouGov polling indicates 15% of parents expect to struggle to afford a coat or warm clothing for their children this winter.
  • Two percent of children aged 6–15 reported not having a winter coat, and about one in eight who have one fear it will not keep them warm.
  • An internal survey of roughly 870 Barnardo’s frontline staff found about 46% had seen families going without essential clothing.
  • Barnardo’s is urging the public to donate money and pre‑loved children’s coats, with ambassador Dame Helen Mirren describing the situation as “heartbreaking.”
  • The findings are set against record child poverty levels and renewed calls to revisit the two‑child benefit limit, which campaigners expect could feature in the forthcoming Budget.