TABLE 2.

Recommendations from an overview of child well-being in rich countries

Focus research and policy-making on the interplay between the broader forces that determine the economic well-being of children – family, market and state Recognize explicitly that child poverty is affected by the priorities implied in the structure of government budgets and in tax and benefit policies In some OECD countries where social spending by governments is increasing, children are seeing their share fall. Where social spending is falling, the losses for children and families are often disproportionate

Adapted from reference 1. OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development