Journal Article
Tackling child poverty dynamics: filling in gaps in the strategy
Authors
Publication date
2008
Abstract
Since announcing its ambitious pledge to eradicate child poverty, the Government’s strategy has focused on providing extra income to families, particularly in terms of tax credits, and on increasing employment rates among parents. Recently, however, its strategy has developed to encompass a new emphasis on job retention, career progression and smoothing movement into and out of work, all of which should serve to safeguard and support children’s movement out of poverty. With reference to poverty dynamics research, this article discusses why this new emphasis is crucial for reducing child poverty and highlights the possible future direction of developing policy in this light.
Published in
Social Policy and Society
Volume
7 (4):507-519
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746408004466
Subjects
Child Development, Labour Market, and Poverty
Links
http://serlib0.essex.ac.uk/record=b1587014~S5
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