Boosting incomes for the poorest families could reduce child protection plans, study finds

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New research led by Kingston University has found that even very modest uplifts to family finances could reduce children’s chances of entering the child protection system.

The study, based on data from six local authorities, shows that children living in the poorest households, where the families were below the poverty line and expenditure often exceeded their scarce income, were more likely to experience repeat involvement with children’s social care services and to be placed on child protection plans than those in slightly better off families.