families with children in Spain. We distinguish between three different forms of income support: (1) benefits aimed to ease the … cost of raising children (child-related benefits); (2) supplements to other benefits due to having children (non …-child-related benefits); and (3) tax reliefs (allowances and/or tax credits) reducing the tax burden of families with children (child …

financial aid to low-income households with children. In this study we assess the Family Security Act-a proposal presented by … stated objectives of increasing marriage rates and cutting child poverty at no cost to the government. The assessment is … poverty at the expense of increasing poverty among single-mother families and child deep poverty. Furthermore, the plan would …

poverty. Further, while the effects of family allowance spending are similar for children in both single mother and two parent …Children of single mothers face higher rates of poverty than children in two-parent households in practically every … poverty and, as a result, little consensus on the best way to address poverty among these children. Explanations include both …

Since 2000, Zimbabwe has been under some pressure to provide more fully for its children. It is not clear whether child … poverty has worsened, although AIDS, drought, and economic mismanagement have all compromised poverty reduction. In any case …, child poverty has come under increased scrutiny, in part because of the Millennium Development Goals and the growing …

In this paper, we comprehensively examine the effects of the Great Recession on child poverty, with particular … panel data model and data for 2000 to 2014, we estimate the relationship between the business cycle and child poverty, and … we examine how and to what extent the safety net is providing protection to at-risk children. We find compelling evidence …