Evaluating the long-term effects of income assistance for material hardship among families with children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As a key aspect of poverty, material hardship describes day-to-day struggles in affording necessities. In explorations of policy initiatives that mitigate material hardship, evidence suggests direct income support can be effective in alleviating hardship. However, research investigating the long-term effects of income supports is limited, and it remains uncertain as to how benefit receipt may mitigate material hardship for families with children across time.

Methods

To explore the associations between income assistance and material hardship longitudinally, we utilised data from four waves of the Growing Up in New Zealand birth-cohort study (n = 5964), where family experiences were tracked between birth and adolescence. The variables of interest inclu

SUBMITTER: Grant M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11327433 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature