Ten years ago, baby banks barely existed. Today, more than 400 operate across the UK, supporting 400,000 children last year – 46 every hour. In Season 2's opener, Natalija Atas speaks with Sophie Livingstone, Emilie De Bruijn and Caroline Hewitt about the rising demand and what it reveals about child poverty today.

Hello and welcome back to The Cost of Living Chronicles - this is our BONUS Episode on Music and Social Change! Musicians, politicians, doctors, researchers and many others gathered to confront child poverty through song, reflecting on how music connects people and exposes systemic injustice, honouring struggling families along the way.

In this episode, we talk about tackling poverty with Laura Burgess, Senior Policy & Research Advisor at Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA), a leading organization dedicated to ending poverty in Greater Manchester and beyond.