Economic support for families with young children

The UK's two-child benefit limit: examining poverty impacts, incentives, and policy choices for the next government

This article examines the UK's 'two-child limit' policy on universal credit and child tax credit, which denies additional payments for third

Child care costs easing across wealthy nations as governments act on affordability concerns

A brief news piece reporting that child care costs are becoming more affordable across rich countries, as governments respond to public pres

UK Poverty Crisis: How Inflation and Benefit Caps Are Pushing Families to Food Banks

The article examines the impact of inflation and the two-child benefit cap on poverty in the UK, focusing on families in Kent who are strugg

Economic and Structural Drivers of Low Fertility in High-Income Countries

This NBER working paper by Melissa Schettini Kearney and Phillip B. Levine examines the economic and structural factors behind persistently

Data Analysis Reveals Grocery Price Emergency Affecting American Families

Analysis of U.S. economic data reveals a grocery price emergency affecting even relatively well-off families. Despite strong macroeconomic i

Labour Considers Making Taxpayers Fund Free Childcare for Parents Not in Work