This study assesses the role of social spending in relation to child poverty in European welfare states. Using macro … are targeted. We separately estimate the effect of pension benefits on child poverty, as the prevalence of … multigenerational families makes them a relevant income source for families with children, especially in Southern and Eastern European …

poverty among mothers after childbirth and divorce/separation. The analysis was carried out for twelve EU countries, which …. Countries with low post-childbirth poverty include those with an explicit pro-natalist orientation and socio-democratic regimes …. High post-childbirth poverty rates are found in pro-traditional and South European conservative countries, and especially …