Nursery World - Coronavirus has exacerbated problems for low-income families

The problems faced by low-income families have been ‘magnified’ by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research by the Child Poverty Action Group.

Families have had very different experiences of the lockdown, while schools have been closed

Research by the Child Poverty Action Group reveals that more support is needed for children and parents during current and future disruptions to school life, and that alternatives to free school meals are essential.

A survey of 3,600 parents and carers and 1,300 children and young people in England, Scotland and Wales was carried out by CPAG’s UK Cost of the School Day project, run in partnership with Children North East, during May.

The programme helps schools to identify and remove the financial barriers that prevent children in poverty from fully participating in school life.

The research looked at experiences of learning during lockdown, to understand how families – particularly those on low-incomes – were supported when the Covid-19 pandemic forced schools across the UK to close to the majority of pupils.

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