Official statistics show that children more often depend on social benefits and are more likely to live in low income … households than other population groups. The material situation of children has to be considered within the household and family … context. Children living in single-parent households show a particularly high risk of poverty. The risk of poverty for …

facilities provide children from these families in particular with better educational prospects. Such facilities also have a … positive influence on their well-being. They ensure that pre-school children are embedded in a stable social environment, which … also pays off for the state. The additional annual costs of universal day-care facilities for the children of single …