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A post-election poll by the Children’s Charities Coalition shows 78% of people would support the Government introducing a new parliamentary Bill to eradicate child poverty.
There are currently 4.3 million children living in poverty, which relates to a range of issues that young people face including mental health and wellbeing, education, and physical health. Families from the poorest neighbourhoods are 14 times more likely to be referred to children’s social care than those from the richest areas.
The Children’s Charities Coalition - Action for Children, Barnardo’s, The Children’s Society, National Children’s Bureau and the NSPCC – commissioned a post-election YouGov survey of over 2,000 adults, which revealed that 78% would support the introduction of an End Child Poverty Bill.
This follows new figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions which show there were 1.6 million children living in households affected by the two-child limit on benefits policy as of April this year.
The poll also showed that over 6 in 10 of those surveyed (62%) believe that more should be done to address the needs of babies, children and young people. When asked about issues impacting children:
The Coalition says "the issues of child poverty are complex and cannot be tackled by individual Government departments in isolation. Instead, we need a cross-government mission, led by the Prime Minister, that tackles the issues facing babies, children and young people, and focuses on the needs of children and champions their education, health and wellbeing outcomes. This is vital for ensuring all children have access to opportunities and can grow up safer, healthier and happier.
