United Kingdom: Real damage to NI children’s health as one in four live on breadline (May require subscription)
News Letter – August 26, 2021
It is now well documented that children born into poverty are more likely to experience a wide range of health problems, including poor nutrition, chronic disease and mental health problems. Poverty puts an additional strain on families, which can lead to parental mental health deterioration and relationship problems, financial problems and substance misuse. Here in Northern Ireland 24% of children are living in poverty, the equivalent of one in four, or 103,000 and pressures on low-income families have naturally been hugely augmented by the pandemic. According to new analysis by Save the Children and Child Poverty Action Group, we could see an extra 11,000 children plunged into poverty by autumn if the plan to cut Universal Credit by £20 is implemented.
Also: Save the Children Humanitarian Plan 2021: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/savethechildren_humanitarianplan2021_childrencannotwait.pdf

https://www.newsletter.co.uk/health/real-damage-to-ni-childrens-health-as-one-in-four-live-on-breadline-3360997