Sentences with phrase «on child poverty»

Despite significant gains in household income and reductions in the overall poverty rate in recent years, 43 percent (30.6 million) of America's children are living in families barely able to afford their most basic needs, according to Basic Facts about Low - Income Children, the center's annual series of profiles on child poverty in America.

The Union's motion at the TUC Congress in Brighton condemned the government's record on child poverty as «shameful» and highlighted the way some schools were adding to the problem.

So the reason the department doesn't want to say very much about the child poverty figure is because Universal Credit had a very distinct effect on child poverty.

David Cameron agreed to meet Gordon Brown's arbitrary and theoretical target on child poverty, and even now he is sticking with it.

Basic Facts about Low - Income Children, the center's annual series of profiles on child poverty in America, illustrates the severity of economic instability and poverty conditions faced by more than 31 million children throughout the United States.

Title I funds are currently allocated by the U.S. Department of Education to districts based on child poverty data, and frequently within districts based on (different) FRPL data.

Other determinants, including local labor market conditions, parental education and family structure appear to have a greater impact on child poverty levels, according to Myungkook Joo, assistant professor in Rutgers School of Social Work, who authored the study.

Much has been made of the effect of the government's welfare reforms on child poverty in the UK, but the pernicious impact of parents» low pay is all too often overlooked when it comes to the well - being of British children.

Commenting in advance of release of the latest official figures on child poverty, released today (Thursday), Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «If, as expected, the figures show that child poverty levels have risen yet again, this is a shameful indictment of the economic and social policies of the Coalition Government.

Liam Byrne, Labour's shadow work and pensions secretary, responds to the IFS report on child poverty:

Labour will need to renew its commitments on child poverty and change gear change on climate change to bring progressive energy back to Labour.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be making an announcement on child poverty, while the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) will make an announcement on adult skills.

In January 2016, McGovern resigned from Labour's policy review on child poverty and combating inequality, as a protest against Progress being described by shadow Chancellor John McDonnell as having «a hard right agenda».

Since ennobled, he is now shadow minister for welfare reform and is leading for the Conservatives on the Child Poverty Bill, which has its Committee Stage in the Lords next week.

Continue reading «Lord Freud: How Labour have failed on child poverty - and what a Conservative Government would do to tackle the problem»»

«The report shows that the need to act on child poverty as we enter recession is more compelling than ever.

It is very difficult to model the impact of the recession on child poverty.»

Others acknowledge the achievements of the Blair years - minimum wage, Sure Start, investment in public services, international aid, progress on child poverty etc - but judge he should have been bolder.

How can the Labour Party campaign on child poverty when Harriet is happy to see it increase?

NEC members commented on fees for employment tribunals, privatisation, messages on child poverty and paying GPs # 55 to diagnose dementia, and requested faster increases in the national minimum wage and support for the TUC decent jobs week in December.

«Although the share of children in immigrant families did affect the child poverty rate in the analyses, the findings suggest that media coverage and public discussion on the effects of immigration on child poverty do not seem to correspond with the empirical evidence and are likely to overstate the issue.»

When he returned to the Innocenti Centre, he focused on child poverty, economic development, and social policies.

The facts on child poverty are shocking: there were 4.1 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2016 - 17, an increase of 100,000 on the previous year.

«We welcome action on child poverty but the Government must remember that poverty is caused by a complex range of factors.

According to Dr. Borne's research on child poverty rates, «According to the 2010 U.S. guidelines, the poverty line is $ 22,050 for a four - person family.

Previous research using GUS data (Barnes et al., 2010) has identified low family level work intensity as a factor with particular bearing on child poverty.

The Children's Defense Fund has also released a report that focuses on the SPM and the value of expanding investment in government programs that have a measurable effect on child poverty.

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are on course to miss their targets on child poverty, as new figures show the number of children in relative poverty has increased.

The federal allocations to the district level based on child poverty and population rely on Census / ACS data that are not available at the school level.

«There's an overwhelming public interest reason for the government to update its assessment of Universal Credit's impact on child poverty.

Children's charities, such as 4Children, have rightly voiced their concerns about the potential impact this will have on child poverty.

Peter Mandelson (on the recession), Harriet Harman (on fairness), James Purnell (on redistribution) and Yvette Cooper (on equality) are speaking this morning, and this afternoon there's Ed Balls (on child poverty) and Douglas Alexander (on aid).

The article from which the data on child poverty are drawn, «America's Mediocre Test Scores: Education Crisis or Poverty Crisis?»

Mr. Konczal's remarks placed the discussion within the broader economic context, and Kate Breslin discussed the impact on child poverty.