Skip to main content

Jerome Finnegan

JeromeFinnegan536.jpg

Jerome Finnegan

Jerome is Head of UK Policy at Save the Children.
Children's toys at a play session in Margate, UK.

Tackling child poverty in northern ireland

Upfront childcare costs push families into debt, are a needless barrier to support, and disproportionately affect mums. We're campaigning to tackle this across the UK.
Rachel* with her daughter Beth* in their home in Margate, UK. Child poverty has been an issue for the family.

Child poverty in the UK rising to record levels

Today’s child poverty figures show that child poverty in the UK is increasing across the board, and that the youngest children continue to be most at risk.

Our analysis shows that since 2010, over 400,000 more children in households with children under 5 are in poverty, an increase of over a quarter over this period. […]