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Graham Whitham

Graham Whitham is the UK Poverty Policy Advisor at Save the Children, leading on policy and research work into child poverty and family finances. Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In the UK Save the Children are a leading member of the End Child Poverty Coalition and believe no child should have their childhood experiences or life chances damaged by living in poverty.

Web: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk
  • Society & Welfare

    Childcare and Universal Credit

    27th September 2011 — Filed under: Society & Welfare

    Graham Whitham Graham Whitham

    The Government wants to make work pay and ensure work is a route out of poverty for families but many low income families are trapped; they can’t afford to work but they can’t afford not to work.

    According to research by Save the Children and Daycare Trust, the recent cut in the amount of support parents can get towards childcare costs through Working Tax Credit is pricing parents out of work. Parents in low paid jobs are particularly affected, with 41% of parents earning less than £12,000 affected by the cut saying they would consider giving up work.

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  • Society & Welfare

    Understanding how the cost of childcare is affecting low income families

    21st May 2011 — Filed under: Society & Welfare

    Graham Whitham Graham Whitham

    The government is cutting the childcare support in the tax credit system. In response, Save the Children and Daycare Trust have launched a major consultation exercise aimed at understanding how the cost of childcare is affecting families.

    The Government has yet to set out how support with childcare costs will work under Universal Credit. However, support is likely to be based on the current childcare ‘funding envelope’ but spread over a greater number of parents. We already know that current support isn’t enough. Support will be spread too thinly without extra funding, with some parents finding they’re priced out of the jobs market by high childcare costs.  

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