According to the Child Poverty Action Group, high childcare costs mean that financial work incentives in London are weaker than in other parts of the country.
An analysis by the charity found that a parent with four children working part-time and paying average London childcare costs is £65 worse off per week than the same families living outside the capital.
The charity’s report, ‘Families on the Brink’, says that a ‘toxic’ combination of low-paid work and extremely high housing and childcare costs, alongside welfare reforms, means that many families must chose between living in extreme poverty or leaving London.
Based on interviews with councils, advice services and parents, as well as a review of existing evidence, the report reveals fears of a housing crisis uprooting families from their homes and communities and children’s education being hugely disrupted by these forced moves.
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