Child Poverty in Large Families

by Jonathan Bradshaw, Emese Mayhew, Naomi Finch

The UK child poverty rate for large families is among the highest in the OECD. This study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of poor children in large families in the UK and how we compare with other countries. It also explores how the tax and benefit system has varied by family size over recent years and how this in turn compares with other countries. Given the UK government's commitment to the abolition of child poverty by 2020, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861348762
• ISBN13: 9781861348760
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 11.6"