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OverviewThe 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 report discusses how the tax and benefit system might be adapted in favour of large families so that this target might be achieved. The work is based on the secondary analysis of national and international data. The national data sets included the Family Resources Survey, The Millennium Cohort Study and the Family and Child Survey. The international data was drawn from the European Community Household Panel and the Luxembourg Income Study. The study also drew on national and international data on how the tax benefit system impacts on model families. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan Bradshaw (Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York) , Naomi Finch (Social Policy Research Unit, University of York) , Emese Mayhew (Social Policy Research Unit, University of York) , Veli-Matti Ritakallio (Department of Social Policy, University of Turku, Finland)Publisher: Policy Press Imprint: Policy Press Edition: illustrated edition ISBN: 9781861348760ISBN 10: 1861348762 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 07 June 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsIntroduction; An historical perspective; Child poverty in large families; The characteristics of poor children in large families; International comparisons; The treatment of family size in the Child Benefit package: comparisons with other countries; Modelling policy changes for large families; Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationJonathan Bradshaw is Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Naomi Finch and Emese Meyhew are Research Fellows in the Social Policy Research Unit and Christine Skinner is a lecturer in Social Policy, all at the University of York. Veli-Matti Ritakallio is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Turku, Finland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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