Assignment Desk: Identifying the Major Causes and Impacts of Child Poverty in United Kingdom

Aim:

“To identify the major causes and impacts of child poverty in United Kingdom”.

Objectives:

· To understand the major concepts of child poverty.

· To identify the major risk factors of the child poverty in UK.

· To critically analyze the effects of child poverty on child’s education, health and communities.

· To suggest appropriate ways for declining or ending child poverty in UK.

Research questions

1. What is child poverty?

2. What are the major causes and risk factors which increases the threat of poverty in UK?

3. What effects can child poverty have?

4. What needs to be done to end child poverty in UK?

Rational

Poverty is one of the greatest threat to the well-being of children and families in both developed and developing nations. At present UK is suffering from this crucial problem. It is affecting life of children and their families and entire communities. So, understanding the problem of child poverty in UK is one of the major research issue of the current study.
It is an issue because of the various reasons such as most of the families are living their lives in below the poverty line and there are no working members. Along with this, low paid wages, inadequate benefits, lone parents, large families, disabilities, etc. Including this, association with the black and minority ethnic group is also considered as major reasons of the child poverty.
It is an issue now because percentage rate of the child poverty is increasing year by year in UK. This issue is affecting education and health of children and their families. Including this, it increases the negative effects on different areas of child development such as social, educational and personal. So, UK government and other respective authorities needs to pay attention towards this issue for increasing the future growth and development of the youth generation and nation.
For resolving this issue researcher has selected this subject for the whole investigation. Regarding this author should shed light on different concepts, causes and major risk factors of child poverty in UK. Further, study should and focus on determining major impacts of child poverty on child’s education, health and communities. Overall findings of the current investigation will help in suggesting appropriate ways for ending child poverty in UK.