Child Poverty

Through young eyes – three million children are living in poverty in the UK according to the Children’s Commission on Poverty survey published by the Children’s Society

Also recently published:
The Children’s Commissioner’s analysis of disabled children’s experiences of living in low income families.
This study consisted of interviews with 79 young disabled people and 17 parents; it is based on eight rights themes.  A steering group of young disabled children selected the themes by looking at three human rights treaties.
The report indicates that low income families with disabled children often struggle economically and do not always have the best access to services and provisions.

Good resources for understanding child poverty in the UK are:

CPAG – the child poverty action group’s website has basic news, facts and figures about child
poverty in the UK

End Child Poverty Campaign

Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

NCB – National Children’s Bureau