Impact inequality Children

Question 1

children experiencing inequality often go without…

Answer 1

for example, over 2 million British children go without 2 things they need at least twice a month

Question 2

Children experiencing inequality are more likely to go hungary…

Answer 2

For example 1.3 million children have received 3 days emergency food from u.k. food banks in the last 12 months

Question 3

children experiencing inequality are more likely to live in poverty…

Answer 3

for example, in 2017 3.5 million children lived in poverty in the u.k. which is the equivalent of all children in the u.k.

Question 4

children experiencing inequality are more likely to live in a household that has income deprivation…

Answer 4

for example, 66% of kids growing up in poverty have 1 family member out of work

Question 5

children experiencing inequality are less likely to get the grades to get into top universities…

Answer 5

for example, to get into ox-bridge, you need a minimum of 4 As and 1B, in 2013 only 50 pupils across scotland from the poorest 20% achieved this

Question 6

babies experiencing inequality are more likely to die from sudden infant death…

Answer 6

for example children from the poorest families have ten times the risk compared to children from better off homes

Question 7

babies experiencing inequality are more like to be born underweight…

Answer 7

for example, babies from disadvantaged families are more likely to be born on average 200g less than children from the richest families

Question 8

children experiencing inequality are more likely to suffer from psychiatrically diagnosed conditions…

Answer 8

for example poorer children are 5 times more likely to have ADHD than children from the richest families