In the case of families impacted by mental health illness, the ongoing effect of the pandemic has seen 48 per cent of support workers report that their problems have worsened.
Similarly, for those households affected by domestic violence, almost 40 per cent of frontline workers said the issue had become “a lot more severe”.
The findings were drawn from first-hand experiences of around 700 workers surveyed in June and July by children’s charity Buttle UK for its latest report, State of Child Poverty 2021.
The charity estimates the combined services of these workers reach around 36,000 children and young people offering a realistic picture of the lasting impact of the Covid-19 health crisis on low-income families.
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