via Financial Times >>>> The number of British children living in poverty has increased to more than one in four since the start of the recession, following government austerity measures and benefit cuts, an international charity said. A report by Unicef on the effect of the economic crisis between 2008 and 2012 found that child poverty had increased by 1.6 per cent to 25.6 per cent during the four-year period. This puts the UK 25th out of 41 developed countries in its ability to protect young people from the effects of the recession. While levels of child poverty in Britain rose as a result of the crisis, they fell in 18 other countries including Poland, Germany, Canada and Australia. The UK was one of only four countries which experienced an “unprecedented increase” in severe material deprivation – a measure of whether families can pay the rent, heat their homes and afford reasonable diets for their children. The other three countries affected were Greece, Italy and Spain. David Bull, executive director of Unicef UK, said Britain’s ratings were “disappointing”. [AA] ft/cms/s/0/37f56240-5ebe-11e4-be0b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3KaySIHcW
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:00:00 +0000
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