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Iain Duncan Smith: Child poverty approach 'set to fail'

The work and pensions secretary said there were problems with officially classifying child poverty as a family on 60% or less than the median income. It created perverse incentives to lift people just over the mark, he said. Official figu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Child poverty measure 'set to fail' - Iain Duncan Smith

The work and pensions secretary said there were problems with officially classifying child poverty as a family on 60% or less than the median income. It created "perverse incentives" to lift people just over the 60% mark. Offici [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

4,705 children in York are living in poverty

NEARLY 5,000 children in York are living in poverty according to new figures – and the number is set to rise. City leaders are now drawing up a new action plan to help those in the “hotspots”. City of York Council figure [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Child poverty: Unjust and unsustainable

British Columbia has had the dubious distinction of having the worst child poverty rate in the country for eight years in a row and has exceeded the national average for 11 years — through boom-and-bust economic cycles. The most rec [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's commissioners warn on child poverty

The commissioners for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, who champion children's rights, say cuts are already hitting "key children's services". They warn that benefits changes could push more families in to [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Childhood Poverty Among Hispanics Sets Record, Leads Nation

Latino children set an unfortunate record in 2010 when they comprised the largest percentage of U.S. children, 17 and under, who were living in poverty compared, according to a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center. A total of 6.1 mi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Child poverty, reading skills in spotlight at Naperville eve...

In third and fourth grades, children make an important transition in their education, from learning to read to reading to learn, according to area educational leaders. Students who don’t hit that mark are far more likely to strug [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Child poverty persists in Canada

In Canada, one out of six children live in poverty. Of those youngsters, 40 per cent have just one person in the family who works. This was the message being broadcast through a film entitled Four Feet Up, presented at the main branch of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Hispanic Children in Poverty Exceed Whites, Study Finds

Hispanic children living in poverty in the United States outnumber poor white children for the first time, a demographic shift that was hastened by the recession, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. The [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Local advocates fight child poverty

A group of children's advocates in central Wisconsin is working behind-the-scenes to help children in poverty and prevent kids from ending up poor. The advocates gathered Tuesday at a forum in Wausau to discuss a report that show [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

NZ POLITICS DAILY: Who's to blame for child poverty?

Political parties continue to pay little more than lip service to the severe problems of child poverty in New Zealand. One in four children in this country are living below the poverty line according to a new report from the Child Poverty [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Child Poverty and Deprivation in Africa (3-3)

Children account for a large percentage of the income-poor and the severely deprived worldwide. At least 600 million children under the age of 18 around the world are surviving on less than $1 a day; 40 per cent of these children live in [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Gila County suffers high child poverty rate, low insurance

Arizona suffers from one of the highest child poverty rates in the country, with Gila County remaining especially high, according to an annual survey released this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Arizona ranked 37th among all 50 [...]

Posted On : Aug, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Cerro Gordo County rchild poverty numbers fall

Cerro Gordo County went against the tide of a statewide increase of children in poverty, according to the annual 2011 Kids COUNT report. The number of children living in poverty dropped from 16.5 in 2008 to 15.2 in 2009, the most recent f [...]