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www.cpag.org.uk
London MIS and cost of a child
Megan Jarvie
London Campaign Co-ordinator
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Child Poverty in London
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Measuring child poverty• 60% of median income – the drift away from the mainstream
• MIS - picture of what the poverty line looks and feels like. Decisions would need to be made if you lived below MIS
• Public consensus
• Evidence for both increasing earnings and decreasing costs
• But….
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MIS is considerably more expensive than the poverty line…
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London cost of a child
• CPAG and TfL will work with CRSP on the costs of a child in London
• How much does it cost to raise a child in London, and what drives these costs?
• Cement the link between child poverty and the cost of raising a child
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Drivers of additional London costs
• Drivers of costs: housing, childcare, transport
• Why are these more in London?
• How can we bring costs?
• What does it mean for families falling below the line?
• How do we design services?
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Housing
• Rent levels already well discussed
• Different standards: flat rather than house and maximum of 3 beds
• Drives social participation outside, rather than inside, the home
• Space to do homework, have friend round for tea, space for play
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Transport
• No car for families in London because good public transport system
• Good, but expensive
• Buses and buggies
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Childcare• Freezing mums out of the jobs market, or limited to part time work
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Working in London• Minimum wage does not meet MIS and impact of working is less in London
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Lone parents are most likely to be living below MIS
Household type Below MIS Below 50% of MIS
Single/couple working-age 26% 11%
Lone/couple parents 43% 12%
Lone parent 65% 15%
Couple parent 39% 12%
Single/couple pensioners 18% 3%
LONDON TOTAL 34% 11%
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Role of social security
“We are restoring not only the incentive to get a job, but what’s more, to progress onwards and upwards towards self-sufficiency”
Ian Duncan-Smith, Child Poverty Strategy
•Lone parent with child under 2 would need to earn over £45k to meet MIS
•For couples, c.£23k each
•Driven by the costs of a child – earnings alone cannot meet these; social security is integral