The term 'family gap' refers to differences in income between households with children and households without children …

the distribution of earnings such as half or two-thirds of the median. Poverty status, on the other hand, is usually … the two - low pay and poverty - is by no means straightforward, but improving our understanding of it is critical to … between low pay and poverty is found to be often rather more limited at an aggregate level than might generally be expected …

This study set out to understand the poverty risks of single parents in the context of the rise of the dual … to 2010. There were to main findings. The first is that single parents face higher relative income poverty risks (AROP … linked to a higher standard of living in society and therefore a higher poverty threshold that fewer single parents can reach …

poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are … stated. The second objective is to take stock of child poverty and changes in child poverty in the majority of OECD countries … formulate a number of suggestions for the setting of credible targets for the elimination of child poverty in the rich countries …

This paper documents levels and changes in child poverty rates in 13 OECD countries using data from the Luxembourg … the relative role of income transfers from the state in determining the magnitude and direction of change in child poverty … child poverty, changes in child poverty, and the impact of public policy in North America and Europe. …

The prevalence of low income for children, especially for children in lone-parent families, varies considerably across … countries. This paper considers five sets of hypotheses that may explain this cross-national variability of child poverty. The … tentative conclusion from this analysis in 20 countries is that reducing child poverty, and in lone-parent families in …