Introduction Children and families living and growing up in poverty and low-income households experience many disadvantages which can have negative health and social consequences throughout their life. This can lead to children who experience poverty having poorer health, developmental and...
This report, which assesses the impact of the European Semester on children of 22 European countries, finds that countries across the continent are still not prioritizing solutions to eradicate child poverty, despite the fact that 24% of children in Europe live in poverty. Its other key findings are...
Teachers reveal impact of austerity – and say it is getting worse. Teachers have reported worsening signs of child poverty in their classrooms with pupils coming to school tired, hungry, angry and confused. Many children are wearing dirty and ill-fitting uniforms and suffering from anxiety and...