With a report in 2018 highlighting then that the problem was expected to worsen as the earnings gap grows and planned benefit cuts were implemented, the impact of Covid and further benefit / tax changes is expected to have further impacted this vulnerable group.
The children’s life chances are dependent upon a complex combination of low household income, a lack of equal opportunities and social exclusion. While some children who grow up in low-income households will go on to achieve their full potential, many others will not. Poverty places strains on family life and excludes children from the everyday activities of their peers.
Tackling child poverty will help to improve children’s lives today, and it will also enhance their life chances: enabling them to make the most of their talents, achieve their full potential in life and pass on the benefits to their own children.