Renewed efforts to reduce child poverty in England between now and 2033, such as removing the 2-child limit on child benefit, would significantly boost several aspects of child health and narrow health inequalities across the country, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
BMJ GroupAug 7 2024 Renewed efforts to reduce child poverty in England between now and 2033, such as removing the 2-child limit on child benefit, would significantly boost several aspects of child health and narrow health inequalities across the country, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Countries, such as the UK that opted for austerity in the wake of the global 2008 financial crisis, have had worse trends in child health outcomes than those that maintained or increased their welfare spend, they add. These were: infant deaths; children entering local authority care ; hospital admissions for childhood nutritional anaemia; and childhood emergency hospital admissions for any cause.
In 2023, the prevalence of child poverty in England, as indicated by data from 145 upper tier local authorities, was just under 21%.
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