A joint study carried out by researchers at the universities of Liverpool and Huddersfield reveals evidence that living in a poor household is a key risk factor for children being taken into care.
The investigation of 147 local authorities, which ran from 2015 to 2020, linked data from the Department of Work and Pensions and HM Revenue & Customs on the proportion of children under 16 living in families with low incomes with Department for Education data on rates of children under 16 entering care.
It found that a one per cent increase in child poverty could be linked with five additional children entering care per 100,000 population.
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