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New University of Liverpool research – published today in The Lancet Public Health — shows that children who move into poverty are more likely to suffer from social, emotional and behavioural problems than children who remain out of poverty.
The UK Government has recently questioned whether the relative measure of income poverty used in this research (a household income that is less than 60% of the national average) is a good indicator of children’s life chances. The Government has argued that it is better to increase the number of parents who are employed, than use the social security system to prevent children moving into poverty.
