{"id":50846,"date":"2021-08-17T14:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=50846"},"modified":"2021-08-23T12:31:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:31:04","slug":"camilla-kingdon-cuts-to-universal-credit-will-leave-children-hungry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2021\/08\/17\/camilla-kingdon-cuts-to-universal-credit-will-leave-children-hungry\/","title":{"rendered":"Camilla Kingdon: Cuts to Universal Credit will leave children hungry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The number of people claiming Universal Credit has increased by 98% since March 2020. Increased levels of unemployment and job insecurity have meant that families that were &#8220;getting by&#8221; before the pandemic hit are now slipping into poverty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of the financial support package introduced at the start of the pandemic, payments of Universal Credit were increased by \u00a320 a week. However, the UK government have recently confirmed they intend to cut these payments to pre-March 2020 levels at the end of September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the cut goes ahead this autumn, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrf.org.uk\/press\/uk-heading-biggest-overnight-cut-basic-rate-social-security-world-war-ii\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">modelling by the Joseph Roundtree Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (JRF)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> indicates that half a million more people\u2014including a further 200,000 children\u2014will be dragged across the poverty line in the biggest overnight cut to social security since the Second World War. It must not happen. The loss of \u00a320 from a week\u2019s budget can, quite literally, mean children going hungry\u2014or parents going hungry so their children can eat. It can mean being unable to afford to put the heating on. For many, it will mean choosing one or the other.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increasing rates of child poverty is perhaps the surest indicator that child health outcomes will continue to worsen, and health inequalities will be further entrenched.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just days before the first lockdown, we published our report on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofchildhealth.rcpch.ac.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the State of Child Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the largest ever compilation of data on the health of babies, children, and young people across the UK. On almost every measure we saw that those living in deprived areas were doing less well than their peers. Worryingly, the gap between the health of children from wealthy or deprived backgrounds was widening and we <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.org.uk\/what-we-do\/a-healthier-uk-population\/mobilising-action-for-healthy-lives\/covid-19-impact-inquiry\/call-for-evidence\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">know<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that it has increased thanks to the pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And for all our prime minister\u2019s talk of &#8220;levelling up,&#8221; the families hit hardest will be those in the North of England, Wales, the West Midlands, and Northern Ireland. I\u2019m reminded of the harrowing picture painted by a fellow paediatrician in Belfast, recounting how she had seen toddlers in her emergency department who, when given a sandwich while they waited, hid the crusts in their nappy so they could be sure they had something to eat later. That was a year ago, before the full impact of this pandemic was being felt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How are those children doing now, I wonder? How will they be doing in five, ten, twenty years\u2019 time? We have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/education-54545772\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">heard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Marcus Rashford eloquently describe how it feels not knowing where your next meal is coming from. Research shows it can leave a lasting psychological mark and is also a contributing factor in increased rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, and poor mental health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The government have repeatedly said they want to ensure all children get the best start in life\u2014but children cannot have a good start if they\u2019re growing up in poverty. The proposed cut to Universal Credit will increase the number of children who will be disadvantaged in terms of physical and mental health, safety, and wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If we are to start to reverse the trend of increased inequality, we need to act now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Child health and wellbeing must be made a national priority. Long term plans and policies for post-pandemic recovery must have children at the heart. We must invest in those who have indirectly borne the brunt of this pandemic and whose futures we have already borrowed against for the sake of our economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reducing child poverty makes sound economic sense, too. Giving our children a healthy start in life reduces disease across the life course, and that means less pressure on child and adult services and better educational outcomes and life chances. It\u2019s an investment which pays dividends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today\u2019s children are 100% of our future. They will soon become tomorrow\u2019s parents, leaders, and the workers who drive the country\u2019s economy. Creating the best environment for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">all<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> children, will produce a population of physically healthy and resilient young people who in turn become healthy, happy, and productive adults.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The college is one of a number organisations from around the country and across many sectors imploring ministers to think again. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrf.org.uk\/support-keep-the-lifeline-write-to-your-mp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep The Lifeline\u2014<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">led by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation\u2014wants those who oppose the cut to write to their MPs asking them to tell the Government to scrap their proposal. As doctors who see the impact on children\u2019s lives in our daily practice, we\u2019re asking you to add your voice to this vital campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Camilla Kingdon<\/strong>, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Competing interests<\/strong>: none declared.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of people claiming Universal Credit has increased by 98% since March 2020. 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