Child Benefit increase is just a stopgap solutionRobin O'Brien Lynch
The government's proposals to means-test for Child Benefit has been met with fierce criticism across the political spectrum. Thomas Cawston of Reform argues that by doing the right thing in the wrong way the government is damaging the credibility of means-testing, and suggests that abolishing Chi...
Providing child care support isn’t just a way to show you value your employees; it also keeps you competitive and attractive to prospective employees while retaining top talent. The Parent Confidence Index found that, after health care, child care is the top employer-sponsored benefit that keeps...
The Child Tax Credit is a tax benefit granted to American taxpayers with children under the age of 17 as of the end of the year. For the 2023 tax year (the tax return filed in 2024), the credit is $2,000 for each qualifying child. ...
In low and middle income countries macroeconomic volatility is common, and severe negative economic shocks can substantially increase poverty and food insecurity. Less well understood are the implications of these contractions for child acute malnutritio
Considering housing is a key social determinant of health, increased knowledge in this area will benefit Indigenous communities by driving policy and service change in housing, health, and education. It is important to acknowledge and address Indigenous experiences of mobility to understand the circumsta...
More specifically, in the context of Africa, where child labour is highly prevalent and social protection coverage is limited, benefit levels are insufficient [6], and child work is intersecting with schoolings and children’s growth [8], a context-specific inquiry is essential to understand how...
The child tax credit is a $2,000 benefit for those with qualifying children. $1,700 of the credit is potentially refundable in 2024 and 2025. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain actions on our web...
Maternal education might also benefit child health through assortative mating. Column 5 inTable 6shows that we find the expected positive association (the OLS estimate), but the IV estimate is insignificant. We also check that information on father's is not systematically related to maternal educati...
According to the WHO, an estimated 230,127 children under five years of age and more than 3.3 million community members will benefit from the project interventions. Over 700 health workers will be trained on screening, outreach, and treatment procedures in the course of the project. ...