COVID-19 Impact: 50 per cent of UK households believe they will struggle to meet their financial...
Child poverty
-
15/10/2013
Disabled children’s experiences of low income
Some families cannot afford the basic necessities a disabled child is entitled to under international law in order to live a dignified life, according to a study prepared for the children's rights watchdog for England.
The study was conducted by a team from the Centre for Children and Young People's Participation at the University of Central Lancashire. It explores disabled children’s experiences of living in low-income families, based on interviews and group discussions involving 78 disabled children/young people and 17 parents.Category: Reports -
17/09/2013
Free school lunch for every child in infant school
All infant school pupils (aged 5-7) in state-funded schools in England will be eligible for free school meals from September 2014, the coalition has announced. It says this is the first step towards giving free school meals to all children in primary schools (up to age 11).
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: 'My ambition is that every primary school pupil should be able to sit down to a hot, healthy lunch with their class mates every day. Millions of parents across the country are feeling the squeeze. Over the course of a year families spend over £400 on lunch money for each child. I am determined to do all we can to help put money back in the pockets of these families'.
Disadvantaged students at sixth-form colleges and further education colleges will also be eligible for free meals from September 2014.Category: News stories -
13/09/2013
Hunger in the classroom
On average 2.4 pupils in every class arrive at school hungry at least once a week, says a report produced by multinational food company Kellogg's.
The report explores the extent of hunger among schoolchildren and its effects on learning. It is based on survey research done by YouGov with more than 700 teachers in England and Wales.Category: Reports -
09/09/2013
More action needed on child poverty in Europe
European governments need to step up efforts to tackle child poverty and social exclusion if the targets set for 2020 are to be achieved, according to a new analysis carried out for the Eurochild campaign consortium.
The report looks at the extent to which child poverty and social exclusion featured in EU member states' 2013 National Reform Programmes (NRPs) – annual reports to the European Commission designed to monitor progress on key social goals.Category: Reports -
06/09/2013
Child poverty in Scotland set to worsen
Tackling child poverty in Scotland is likely to prove still more difficult in years ahead because of the UK coalition government’s programme of benefits reform, according to the Scottish Government. It is estimated that an additional 50,000 children in Scotland will be living in poverty by 2020 as a result.
The comments were made in the second annual report on the Scottish Government's child poverty strategy.Category: Reports -
02/09/2013
Welsh Government ‘doing more’ on child poverty
The Welsh Government has claimed it is doing more than the UK coalition government – or any of the other devolved administrations – by way of efforts to tackle poverty. The claim was made by the Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty, Vaughan Gething, as the Welsh Government submitted evidence to the UK Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.
Category: Reports -
30/08/2013
Continuing blight of child poverty
Significantly more children are growing up in poverty now than 40 years ago, says the National Children's Bureau in a new report. The report compares data on different aspects of children’s lives in the UK today with the experiences of children aged 11 in 1969, which were captured in Born to Fail, a National Child Development Study published in 1973.
Category: Reports -
22/08/2013
Family finances ‘at breaking point’ over summer
Many families find their finances stretched to breaking point over the school holidays, according to findings of a survey carried out on behalf of the Salvation Army charity.
YouGov sampled 4,263 adults online during the period 7-12 August 2013.
Key findingsCategory: News stories -
19/08/2013
Cost of a child reaches £148,000
Meeting the minimum needs of a child up to age 18 now costs around £148,000 – equivalent to around £160 a week – according to an updated analysis published by the Child Poverty Action Group. The figure has risen by 4 per cent between 2012 and 2013.
The calculation is based on the 'minimum income standard' – the income needed in order to reach a minimum socially acceptable standard of living, based primarily on popular consensus. It is averaged for a child across all ages, and includes childcare costs and housing.Category: Reports -
13/08/2013
Links between parental income and child outcomes
Low-income children are disadvantaged across the full spectrum of later developmental outcomes, a study by Bristol University has found.
The paper explores the relationship between family income and six child developmental outcomes in mid-childhood, spanning cognitive, emotional, behaviour and health domains.Category: Reports
