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Experiences of Parents and Children Living in Poverty: A Review of the Qualitative Literature

This qualitative review by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation seeks to understand the experiences of children in poverty as part of an initiative to learn more about low-income children and families from their own perspectives. After conducting in-depth interviews, several salient themes around benefit receipt, stigma, and the effects of poverty emerged. Even young children perceive the gap between themselves and peers’ material status and feel the double stigma of being poor and receiving benefits. Parents also feel stigma concerning benefits, but also often feel they are not sufficient, have strict requirements that create added pressures, or that other recipients are benefitting unfairly. Lastly, parents try to shield their children from the family‘s true situation in poverty, which can inform policies for welfare offices around sensitivity training, rule clarity, or customized services.
Source
Partner Resources
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
TANF Program Administration
Publication Date
2018-08-29
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