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
Recent news
- End Child Poverty coalition in Scotland call on First Minister to provide additional help for families
- 3.6 million children under 16 are living in poverty
- Time for Parents
- Scottish families in debt as they try to keep up with school meal payments
- Next steps on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
- Foodbanks struggling with increased demand
- One Parent Families Scotland call for a full review of the Child Maintenance System
- Nearly half of people referred to food banks are in debt to the government
- Almost half of parents find it harder to pay for essentials
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