Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The size and nature of the welfare problem

A question I have been trying to answer for a long time is, how many children growing up in benefit-dependent homes are at risk of experiencing health or developmental problems? I came across a report at the Ministry of Social Development website that sheds some light on an answer. Here is a piece I wrote about it last week. This links in with the discussion Judge Boshier has sparked today.

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