Quick actions needed against London child poverty rates
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Chair of London Child Poverty Commission calls for quick actions from the government to avoid boosting the number of children in poverty.
According to the new figures of Office for National Statistics (ONS) published on June 24, a quarter of children in London live in workless households whereas the national average is only 15 per cent.
Other areas with above average rates of children in workless households are the north east and north west of England, Wales and the West Midlands, which are all on 18 per cent.
“It’s a multi-tasked problem so we need multi-tasked solutions, which combine good employment practices, helping parents to prepare for good jobs and supporting them into getting and sustaining them.
"It’s about provision of good quality childcare and making sure that good benefit take-up campaigns are on so that families know their financial entitlements,” says Kate Green, chair of London Child Poverty Commission.
The ONS Regional Trends report also looked at issues such as child health, education and crime.
The highest rates of obesity are in urban areas, including inner London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.
Header photo source: Valdas Zajanckauskas
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