Child poverty

  • 27/01/2016

    Media coverage of PSE UK findings

    The Poverty and Social Exclusion research has received extensive coverage in the media.  Details of the main articles in the press and interviews on radio/tv to date are listed below, including, where available, links.    Many of these articles and interviews provide good summaries of key aspects of the research. See, for examples:  ‘The resistible rise of mass poverty’ (Tribune, March 6-9, 2015),for an overall summary of key findings and Thinking Allowed with Laurie Taylor for a discussion with Joanna Mack on the measurement of poverty (20 May, 2015.  
    Subjects: Child poverty, Living standards, Necessities, Poverty measurement, Scotland
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  • 21/01/2016

    PSE Scotland Conference, 2014

    Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland and the UK 20 August 2014 Scotland’s People Centre, Edinburgh 

    Comparing people’s actual living standards with the minimum standards which the public thinks everyone should have, there are in Scotland: 

    • almost one million people cannot afford adequate housing conditions 

    • 800,000 people are too poor to engage in common social activities 

    • over a quarter of a million children and adults aren’t properly fed. 

    Subjects: Child poverty, Deprivation, Employment, Fuel poverty, Gender, Parenting, Poverty measurement, Public services, Scotland, Social exclusion
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  • 22/11/2014

    Child poverty and social exclusion

    The final report into child poverty and social exclusion finds 30% of children lack two of more of the child necessities and that child deprivation would be much higher if parents were not sacrificing their own living standards for their children's sake.

    Subjects: Child poverty, Deprivation, Living standards, Lone parents, Low-income households, Part-time work, Unemployment
    Category: PSE Report
  • 10/08/2014

    The necessities of life for children

    This paper provides an analysis of questions on attitudes to necessities for the child items and activities in the 2012 PSE Attitudes to Necessities survey.  For the purposes of this research, adults were asked whether children’s items were necessities or otherwise – the findings therefore represent what adults think children need. The paper, first, presents the overall proportions of the population viewing items as necessities, and where possible compares this to the proportion of the population viewing these items and activities as necessities in previous surveys.  Following this, variations between different sub-groups of the population are explored.  Another working paper (forthcoming) will provide evidence of the number and characteristics of children lacking these necessities.  
    Subjects: Child poverty, Families, Necessities, Poverty measurement, Working papers
    Category: Result analysis
  • 27/03/2014

    Child poverty commission – government responds

    The coalition government has claimed that it is tackling the root causes of poverty by 'giving people opportunities rather than trapping them in dependency', in its response to the first annual report of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.

    Subjects: Child poverty, Social mobility
    Category: Reports
  • 18/03/2014

    Poverty in Scotland 2014: The Independence Referendum and Beyond

    The latest edition of Poverty in Scotland, 2014, sets out to inform the independence debate in Scotland, providing the latest facts and figures and looking at how other regions and nations have tackled the problem. Gerry Mooney gives an overview.

    Subjects: Child poverty, Deprivation, Economic policy, Poverty measurement, Scotland
    Category: Reports
  • 18/03/2014

    Benefits ‘essential to cut child poverty’

    Social security benefits are an essential tool for reducing child poverty, according to international evidence highlighted in a paper published by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).

    The paper, prepared by researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, illustrates the effect of taxes and benefits on child poverty rates across the European Union in 2012.

    Subjects: Child poverty
    Category: Reports
  • 10/03/2014

    Child poverty strategy for Scotland

    Plans to tackle child poverty in Scotland have been published by the Scottish Government. The new strategy, which covers the period 2014 to 2017, is aimed at tackling the causes of poverty by addressing them early.

    The Scottish Government said that although child poverty in Scotland has fallen in recent years, it is set to increase to levels last seen in 2003-04 due to the impact of benefits reforms introduced by the coalition government in London.

    Subjects: Child poverty, Scotland
    Category: Reports
  • 07/03/2014

    Impact of fuel poverty on children

    More than half of all children in poverty are missing out on crucial help that could keep them warm, a new analysis by the Children’s Society has revealed. The report highlights the extent of fuel poverty in the UK, and says many children living in poverty are also living in inadequately heated homes.

    Subjects: Child poverty, Fuel poverty
    Category: Reports
  • 27/02/2014

    Child poverty – draft strategy launched

    The coalition government has reiterated its commitment to end child poverty in the UK by 2020 through tackling what it calls the underlying causes of deprivation. Plans to offer a revised measure of child poverty appear to have been shelved.

    Subjects: Child poverty, Government policy
    Category: Reports

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