Effects Of Group(s) In Society

Question 1

Children Housing

Answer 1

Children growing up in bad housing have up to 25% higher risk of severe ill health and disability during childhood

1 in 3 young families are living in homes with recurring mould problems

Homeless children are 4x more likely to suffer mental health problems

Question 2

Children Education

Answer 2

Young people in poverty may have to take on part time work earlier, this takes time away from studies and leads to poorer educational outcomes

23% of children in England who are food insecure miss out on free school meals

Question 3

Children Mental Health

Answer 3

Children living in debt are 5x more likely to be unhappy than children from wealthier families

More than 1/4 children from poorest families said they had been bullied because their parents couldn’t afford the cost of school

Buttle Report in 2019 found that 65% of respondents reported that poverty has a high negative impact on children’s mental health