CYP Now - Cost-of-living crisis impacting children’s wellbeing, research finds

Children living in households worst impacted by the cost-of-living crisis report having lower levels of wellbeing than their peers, major research from the Children’s Society reveals.

MPs claim children are being taught 'age-inappropriate' RSHE content. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Teenagers in Enland reported having the lowest levels of wellbeing in Europe in 2022

One in 10 children aged 10 to 17 report having low wellbeing with the cost-of-living crisis weighing most heavily on their minds, finds the charity’s Good Childhood report for 2024.

It states that 11% of children who completed an annual survey on which the report is based ranked their wellbeing as “low”.

Children and young people were asked to rank how they felt about nine broad societal issues including living costs, crime, the environment, online safety and inequality.

Two in five children and young people said they were “very” or “quite” worried about rising costs.

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