A Fair Share of Welfare: Public Spending on Children in England

It is increasingly recognised that improving the quality and quantity of children’s services isan essential part of any long-term strategy to tackle poverty and social exclusion amongchildren. As part of its wider programme to address child poverty in England, Save TheChildren commissioned this review of expenditure to examine how much is spent onchildren, particularly poor children, on major public services – education, health, social care,and housing – as well as social security. The results give an indication of the priority thisgovernment attaches to meeting the needs of children, in particular poor children, which canbe set alongside evidence on outcomes for children, including trends in child poverty,children’s health and educational outcomes.[...]