How to reduce child poverty: comparing policy options

Compare poverty rates

Click on the arrows to see how relative and absolute child poverty rates differ by groups such as parental employment status, family size, ethnicity, etc.

Relative child poverty shows the proportion of children whose household income (adjusted for household size) is less than 60% of the contemporary median and tracks the extent to which the incomes of the poorest households with children are keeping pace with growth average income.

Absolute child poverty shows the proportion of children whose household income (adjusted for household size) is below a line that is set (after adjusting for inflation) over time, at 60% of the 2010 median -2011. This focuses directly on changes in the living standards of poorer households with children and tends to decline over time as their incomes increase, even if they do not increase as fast as the average.

You can also choose to see what the statistics look like if you are considering a lower poverty line, to see which children are most at risk of poverty. deepest poverty. Click on the legend to see what happens if we consider a deeper poverty line set at 50% of the reference median, or an even deeper poverty line set at 40%.