Here at Clothing Collective we are approaching the next 12 months with the same determination to fulfil our mission of providing access to clothing for people in need in a sustainable way. And in doing so, we are aiming to help fight clothing poverty. With more people than ever experiencing clothing poverty - which means they cannot afford to buy clothing for themselves or their families - it's more important than ever that we all try to help in any way we can. Our model work

When the government published ‘Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty’ on 5 December 2025, it produced the first comprehensive plan of its kind in more than a decade.¹ The strategy arrives at a time when material hardship, often most visible through the clothes children wear to school, in winter or in everyday life, is placing increasing strain on families.  Although clothing is not treated as a standalone policy area, several measures in the strategy could influenc

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