Nursery World - Government told action is needed on the cost-of-living crisis to protect children

Educational psychologists and social workers have warned that without urgent UK Government action to fight the cost-of-living crisis, more children will be taken into care.

Social workers and and educational psychologists are calling for more support from Government to prevent the cost-of-living crisis having a long-term impact on children, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

In a motion asking for support for their campaign from the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) at the weekend, the Social Workers Union and Association of Educational Psychologists stressed the importance of Government action to tackle the long-term impact of the cost-of-living crisis on children and young people.

They drew on previous surveys and data showing how many families were unable to heat their homes last winter, resulting in cold living conditions, which, together with poverty, ‘saps mental capacity to deal with complex tasks’, according to the Association. Also, research showed that people in the UK aren’t eating as healthily as before the crisis, and that children in the poorest households are more likely to experience ‘severe mental health problems’.

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