Attitudes to child poverty

This research summary by the Department for Work & Pensions asked 1500 adults various questions on poverty and child poverty before weighing their answers in order to determine a representative summary.

Key Points:
- The public perception of trends in child poverty is converse to the reality (public believe child poverty has risen when it has actually fallen).
- 80% of the public believe that central government has the biggest role to play in ending child poverty, with only 35% stating that individuals and local government has a role to play.
- More meaningful terminology is needed when discussing child poverty in order to better connect with the public and those on low incomes.
- There is a need to better communicate the data on and reasons for child poverty.