The cost of child poverty
In calculating the cost of ending child poverty it becomes apparent that the substantial cost to taxpayers of helping families onlow incomes has to be set against the large costs of allowing child poverty to persist.
Child poverty carries costs to society on many levels. Some are psychological – the burden we all carry of seeing children suffer – and others more tangible. Among these tangible consequences, some are experienced through the suffering endured by individuals and their families and some by society, including extra money that has to be spent helping people face the consequences of poverty, and the public finance consequences of those who grow up in poverty being less likely to work and having lower earning expectations. (Hirsch, D. "The costs of not ending Child Poverty", 2006)
Click here to learn more about the costs associated with child poverty in your Local Authority area.
Other resources
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Training
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Self assessment
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Policy proofing
Child Poverty impact assessment guide.
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Research links
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