Warning over children living in vulnerable families
The number of children living in vulnerable families will rise to over one million by 2015 unless urgent action is taken, a new report has warned.A research study for three leading children’s charities...
View Article‘Troubled’ families – personal histories
The personal histories of ‘troubled’ families are presented as ‘chaotic’ in a report by an official adviser. The government has pledged to turn around the lives of 120,000 such families in England by...
View ArticlePolicy based on unethical research
by Nick BaileySubjects: FamiliesEthicsGovernment policyCategory: Articles
View ArticleIDS signals cap on child-related benefits
Some aspects of the benefits system promote 'destructive' behaviours, according to a 'controversial' speech by Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He described families on...
View ArticleChildcare costs ‘eroding work incentives’
High childcare costs mean that having a full-time job is no longer worthwhile for many second earners in families on middle and low incomes, according to the Resolution think-tank. Its report calls...
View Article‘Troubled Families’: parallels with the past
by John Welshman, Lancaster UniversitySubjects: FamiliesCategory: Articles
View ArticlePublic put older people's needs before children
Public opinion prioritises benefits for older people at the expense of families and children, according to a think-tank paper examining attitudes in the United Kingdom, Denmark and France. And it warns...
View Article£8 billion spent reacting to ‘troubled families’
£8 billion will be spent on reacting to the problems of 'troubled families' in England over the five years to 2015, rather than addressing them proactively, according to an analysis from the Department...
View ArticleTroubled families scheme ‘making good progress’
Good progress is being made in implementing the 'troubled families' programme, according to the coalition government. Figures gathered from local authorities in England show that between April 2012 and...
View ArticleFamily well-being – UK lessons for USA
Policies under the previous Labour governments 'meaningfully improved' children's opportunities in the UK, says a report summarising research into family life in the UK and USA. It warns that the USA,...
View ArticleBirthdays on the breadline
Over half of parents in lower-income groups cannot afford to organise birthday parties for their children, according to the findings of a new survey. An opinion poll was combined with focus group...
View ArticleFamilies left fragile by austerity
Financial pressures are increasingly spilling over into family life and putting relationships under strain, according to a new report.A small-scale study examined the lived experience of families (over...
View ArticleTroubled families programme ‘on course’
Publication date: Monday, May 13, 2013Local councils in England are on course to meet the coalition government's target for turning around the lives of 'troubled' families, according to the latest...
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The forgotten poor: refugees and asylum seekers
Publication date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013Author/s: Steve CrossleyIn all the talk of tackling child poverty, one group has been largely ignored, the children of refugees and asylum seekers. Steve...
View Article‘Troubled Families’ programme expanded
Publication date: Monday, June 24, 2013The 'Troubled Families' programme in England is to be expanded, the coalition government has announced. In 2015-16, £200 million will be invested in providing...
View ArticleOvercoming persistent poverty
Publication date: Tuesday, July 2, 2013The concept of 'intergenerational poverty' is of doubtful validity and lacks an evidence base, according to a review by the National Foundation for Educational...
View ArticleCost of a child reaches £148,000
Publication date: Monday, August 19, 2013Meeting the minimum needs of a child up to age 18 now costs around £148,000 – equivalent to around £160 a week – according to an updated analysis published by...
View ArticleOn Measuring Child Poverty
Publication date: Wednesday, October 23, 2013Author/s: Paul Allin and John Veit-Wilson At their annual conference in September, the Royal Statistical Society organised a session on the government’s...
View ArticleA million people to use payday loans for Xmas
Publication date: Friday, November 1, 2013Over a million people admit they plan to use payday loans to cover the cost of Christmas spending this year, according to a new survey from the Money Advice...
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