Download Child Poverty

• Poverty is when humans cannot afford
the basic standards of living, for
example:
- maintaining a healthy diet
-participating in social activities
-clean and spacious housing (1.6 million children
in Britain live in housing that is overcrowded, temporary, or rundown)
•There are currently 3.9
million children
living in poverty in the UK,
that’s almost a third of all
children.
•One third of British
children are forced to go
without at least one of
the things they need,
such as three meals a day
or adequate clothing.
•Poor children are only a
third as likely to get 5
GCSEs at A* to C than
those from richer
backgrounds.
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Health: children living in
cramped accommodation
experience disturbed sleep, poor
diet, higher rates of accidents
and infectious disease
Education: children from
homeless households are more
likely to suffer from bullying,
unhappiness and stigmatisation
Emotional well-being: about
half of the families taking part in
one study conducted by Shelter
said their children were
frightened, insecure, or worried
about the future as a result of
their homelessness
Life chances: The health and
educational impact of poor
housing may affect children’s
future job prospects and
financial well-being.