Why? Children Flashcards
Children with parents in low income households
Children with parents in low paid jobs are more vulnerable to both material and cultural deprivation. Over 25% of children live with just one parent and most of these have single mothers. The majority of single mothers receive no help towards child maintenance (CPAG) and with just one income coming into the household they are more vulnerable to relative poverty.
Moreover, almost 1 in 4 of the UK’s 1.8 million lone-parent households are not in any sort of paid employment according to government statistics. With the government freezing Child Benefit until 2018, the real cost of benefits to households with children will be cut. Children from Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Black Caribbean groups are also more likely to be from low income families and have higher rates of poverty
Children with parents who are dependent on benefits
More children are growing up with parents who do not work and this means they are faced with having to depend on benefits. Welfare benefits are not sufficient to prevent children from experiencing material and cultural deprivation.
Moreover, the government has cut back on many welfare benefits such as free school meals, child benefit, working tax credits and housing benefits. This means less family income is available for children. In addition, older children no longer receive the EMA allowance and this has had a big impact on the financial support available for those aged 16-18yrs.
Over 1/3 of children with disabled parents live in relative poverty. Such parents are dependent on benefits. Disabled children living with disabled parents are the most vulnerable to poverty. The poverty of disabled children increases into adulthood with them being more likely to experience both low pay and unemployment.
