Changing economic circumstances in childhood and their effects on subsequent educational and other outcomes (26th August 2008)
The detrimental effects of poverty on children’s development are well established: children growing up in poverty, especially persistent poverty, do less well at school, have poorer health and often end up in poorly paid jobs or unemployment as adults. Moreover, a lack of income can mean that children are unable to participate in social activities in the same way as their better-off peers are able to do. However, it is the nature and size of the link between changes in family income and income related measures on the one hand and child outcomes on the other, particularly educational and behaviour outcomes, that form the essence of this report.
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The detrimental effects of poverty on children’s development are well established: children growing up in poverty, especially persistent poverty, do less well at school, have poorer health and often end up in poorly paid jobs or unemployment as adults. Moreover, a lack of income can mean that children are unable to participate in social activities in the same way as their better-off peers are able to do. However, it is the nature and size of the link between changes in family income and income related measures on the one hand and child outcomes on the other, particularly educational and behaviour outcomes, that form the essence of this report.
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