How to solve child poverty
Stewart, K.
, Reeves, A. & Patrick, R.
(27 November 2025)
How to solve child poverty.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
, Reeves, A. & Patrick, R.
(27 November 2025)
How to solve child poverty.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
As we await the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy, Kitty Stewart, Ruth Patrick and Aaron Reeves reflect on the extent to which increasing parental employment is part of the solution to child poverty. Contrary to conventional wisdom, they argue that getting more parents into paid work will make little difference to child poverty rates overall – unless accompanied by wider policy action.