Families with children receive support from the tax-benefit system to a different extent across countries. In Spain …, child poverty remains high as compared to other EU countries, possibly pointing to a weaker role of the public sector in … providing income support to families with children. In this paper we provide an in-depth assessment of the income support to …

financial aid to low-income households with children. In this study we assess the Family Security Act-a proposal presented by … stated objectives of increasing marriage rates and cutting child poverty at no cost to the government. The assessment is … poverty at the expense of increasing poverty among single-mother families and child deep poverty. Furthermore, the plan would …

poverty. Further, while the effects of family allowance spending are similar for children in both single mother and two parent …Children of single mothers face higher rates of poverty than children in two-parent households in practically every … poverty and, as a result, little consensus on the best way to address poverty among these children. Explanations include both …

in matters of family policy has implied that programmes of public assistance to poor families with children are often … family allowances, non-contributory child benefits and tax credits or allowances) on child poverty in Greece, Italy, Spain …The drive to reduce child poverty is of particular interest in southern Europe, where the subsidiary role of the State …

(2012) find a positive effect of the reform on lone mothers ́labour supply and a small reduction in poverty. Is the best … result that policy makers could obtain in terms of poverty reduction? In this paper, I estimate a discrete choice model of … have minimized poverty among lone mothers. …