Downloads

Please find below a list of publications relating to disabled children and poverty

' Disabled Children and Child Poverty', EDCM (2006)
A campaign briefing launched in 2007 setting out the evidence that shows disabled children are more likely to live in poverty than other children. The briefing includes recommendations for change.

'Counting the Costs', Contact a Family (2008)
This report describes the findings of an online survey carried out during the summer of 2008 (May-July) with 793 UK parents of disabled children about their economic situation over the last 12 months.

'Taking a Closer Look: Child Poverty and Disability', Save the Children and the Family Fund (2009)
A briefing on child poverty and disability in Northern Ireland.

'Counting the Costs 2010' Contact a Family (2010)
Counting the Costs 2010 srtsof the findings of a survey carried out with families with disabled children in 2010 on their economic situation in 2010. The findings carry on from Contact a Familys' 2008 report.

Breaking down barriers: making work pay for families with disabled children EDCM (2011)
This report sets out the findings of a survey of families with disabled children who receive grant help from the Family Fund on the barriers they face entering and remaining in employment.

Financial Inclusion: Families with Disabled Children. Understanding their financial needs Social Finance (2011)
Social Finance undertook two in-depth surveys and analysed the responses of over 6,000 families with disabled children. This report presents a detailed picture of the financial challenges and barriers that they face.