2015 CHILD POVERTY BC REPORT CARD

Contents
INTRODUCTION: Still in Denial..........................................................................................................4
FACT SHEET 1: BC’s Child Poverty Rate Still 1 in 5...............................................................7
FACT SHEET 2: BC’s Child Poverty Rates Over Time......................................................... 11
FACT SHEET 3: BC Child Poverty by Family Type............................................................... 15
FACT SHEET 4: Depth of Family Poverty................................................................................ 18
FACT SHEET 5: Poor Families Facing Food and Housing Challenges........................ 21
FACT SHEET 6: Child Poverty and Working Parents......................................................... 25
FACT SHEET 7:
FACT SHEET 8:
FACT SHEET 9:
Families with Children on Welfare............................................................30
Child Poverty Across BC Regions.............................................................34
Child Poverty in Metro Vancouver............................................................36
FACT SHEET 10: Incomes of Families with Children: Growing Inequality.................. 39
FACT SHEET 11:
Importance of Government Help: Public Policy Matters.................44
RECOMMENDATIONS: What Needs to Happen........................................................................48
APPENDIX 1 Data and Measures of Poverty.................................................................... 51
APPENDIX 2 Child Poverty in BC Urban Areas Outside of Metro Vancouver... 53