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Child poverty
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07/05/2013
1 in 4 children in poverty by 2020 – IFS forecast
Child poverty is set to increase significantly by 2020, according to new forecasts from the Institute for Fiscal Studies – wiping out the gains made under the previous Labour Government. By 2020 nearly one in four children will be living in poverty.
The IFS report was prepared at the request of the Northern Ireland Executive, and it includes separate projections for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England and Wales (combined) as well as for the UK as a whole.Category: Reports -
30/04/2013
Impact of the recession on child poverty and deprivation in the UK
Jonathan Bradshaw and Gill Main provide an update, 31 January 2014, on their analysis of available data on child poverty. This article discusses trends in child poverty in the UK and urges us all to 'watch this space'.
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22/04/2013
‘Risk of confusion’ over child poverty measurement
Coalition proposals to change the way child poverty is measured risk creating confusion, the independent Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has warned.
The government-appointed body was responding to a consultation document in which ministers proposed moving away from measuring child poverty purely by reference to income.Category: Reports -
09/04/2013
Tackling child poverty in Europe
Tackling child poverty effectively requires a rights-based approach that puts children at the centre of policy-making, according to a report from two European campaign groups.
The report examines child poverty in a European context, its causes, and how it affects the lives of children and their families. It goes on to challenge a range of myths and stereotypes relating to child poverty, and highlights effective policy solutions that can help to fight it – particularly in times of austerity and public spending cuts.
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09/04/2013
Birthdays on the breadline
Over half of parents in lower-income groups cannot afford to organise birthday parties for their children, according to the findings of a new survey. An opinion poll was combined with focus group research to give a picture of the financial stress surrounding children's parties for those in poverty.
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05/04/2013
Family well-being – UK lessons for USA
Policies under the previous Labour governments 'meaningfully improved' children's opportunities in the UK, says a report summarising research into family life in the UK and USA. It warns that the USA, by contrast, is a 'cautionary tale' for free marketers who would remove the social supports from low-income mothers and their children.
The research project was a collaboration between Manchester and Harvard Universities between 2006 and 2012. It studied changes in social cohesion and social capital in the UK and USA, linking the themes of economic inequality, instability and social mobility in family life.Category: Reports -
28/03/2013
PSE report reveals impoverished nation
A stark picture of the levels and extent of deprivation in the UK today is revealed in the Poverty and Social Exclusion (PSE) first report ‘The Impoverishment of the UK’. The research finds that for a significant proportion of the population their living standards fall below minimum levels and for some, living conditions and opportunities have been going backwards.
Among the key findings are:Over 30 million people (almost half the population) are suffering some degree of financial insecurity.
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26/03/2013
Consultation on child poverty measurement
This policy working paper is a response to the government's consultation paper on Measuring Child Poverty. The working paper argues that the government consultation paper is ‘conceptually completely inept and confused’. In particular, ‘it fails to recognise the fundamental distinction between measures of poverty and the characteristics of poor children and the associations and the consequences of poverty'.
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22/03/2013
'The Impoverishment of the UK' PSE UK first results: Living Standards
In this section you will find reports outlining our approach to the PSE UK 2012 research project.
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19/03/2013
200,000 more children pushed into absolute poverty
An extra 200,000 children will be pushed into absolute poverty by the coalition's policy of capping annual increases in many benefits and tax credits, according to an estimate released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The estimate was uncovered by a freedom of information request submitted by the Child Poverty Action Group.
Defining absolute poverty as living on less than 60 per cent of median disposable household income as at 2010-11, uprated for inflation, the DWP gives a 'broad estimate' that around 200,000 extra children will be living in absolute poverty by the end of 2015-16 (the last year of the three-year cap on annual increases in most working-age benefits/tax credits).
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