Health Risks to Children in UK due to Poverty
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Health Risks to Children in UK due to Poverty
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HEALTH RISKS TOCHILDREN IN UK DUE TOPOVERTY
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3Study Problem.............................................................................................................................3Study Rationale...........................................................................................................................3Literature Review........................................................................................................................4Research Objectives....................................................................................................................7STUDY METHOD..........................................................................................................................7Sampling.....................................................................................................................................8Data Collection..........................................................................................................................10Data Analysis............................................................................................................................10ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS...................................................................................................11OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.......................................................................................................12Limitation..................................................................................................................................12Budget.......................................................................................................................................13Plans for Dissemination............................................................................................................13Time Table For activities..........................................................................................................14REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
INTRODUCTIONStudy ProblemPoverty has a negative impact on millions of individuals in the UK, povertyincludes families not being able to afford the necessities this would include paying rent orheating their home. Children on a daily basis have to face the uncertainty, insecurity andtheir parents having to make impossible decisions about money because of the families’financial situations it means the children face problems like marginalisation as well asdiscrimination some children can even experience bullying while at school. Study RationaleCauses of poverty in the UK today include:Unemployment/unpaid jobs: Many jobs don’t provide decent pay neither a decentsecurity many jobs also don’t have enough jobs, low pay jobs can lead to poorlimited pension or savings.Low levels of education: Young peoples as well as adults without the essentialnecessary qualifications and skills can and will find it difficult to find a jobespecially one with a decent pay.Bad benefit system: The welfare benefit system for working parents who are eitherin work, looking for work due to health/care problems, the benefit system isdifficult and confusing and often causes delays and errors for families which canmake it difficult for parents to increase their hours at work and for some to movejobs.High costs: The pricey high costs of services such as gas, electricity, council tax,landlines and broadband can cause poverty also depending on where one lives.They can experience high cost due to being disabled and receiving personal care orbecause they are paying the poverty premium which when the disadvantaged poorindividuals pay more for essential goods and services.Weak inadequate relationships: Children and young people who don’t receivesupportive parenting could be at a greater risk to poverty later in their life becauseof the negative impact on their holistic development. Neglect and or abuse can
also have a significant trauma for a child can lead to poverty the impact it has ontheir mental health can cause them in the future to unemployment and sometimeshomelessness and substance drug abuse.Literature ReviewThe poverty line in the UK is defined as a household income below 60% of theaverage. This threshold is currently around £195 a week for a lone parent with twochildren using this definition there are over 3 million children living in poverty”(20/11/2018)familyaction,Availableat:http://www.family-action.org.uk/section.aspx?id=691 (Accessed: 26/11/2018).Poverty can be defined and measured in different ways the most common approach is therelative income poverty each household income is altered for family size this is comparedto their median income, the middle-income half of people have less than 60% of theirmedian income are identified as poor. Half of the children in the UK live in families witha household far below the average of £124 per week for one adult and two children.There are four levels of poverty:Minimum income standard (MIS): Parents are able to afford a decent standard ofliving75% minimum income standard (below minimum income): Parents getting by dayto day but parents under pressure and find it difficult to manage unexpected costsas well as events.Destitution (not enough income): Parents fall short for a decent standard of livingso there is a high chance of parents not being able to meet needs.Destitution (absolute poverty): Parents can’t afford food for their families to eatand can’t keep clean neither stay warm and dry families who have unemployedparents the children have a poor education and develop problems at school theyare also more unlikely to in the future to attend further education, get employedand attend training when they leave school. Poverty damages children it damagestheir childhood, life chances and even damages society for children poverty feels:
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