Cost of a child in 2014
The rise in the cost of living, stagnant wages and the changes to the uprating of family benefiits and tax credits means that families are experiencing a reduction in their living standards.
The Child Poverty Action Group and Joseph Rowntree Foundation report explores the impact of these changes on families.
Read the full report here
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