Launching her third annual vulnerability report today, Anne Longfield argued that Boris Johnson’s income tax plans and Jeremy Hunt’s corporation tax plans, estimated by the IFS to be worth £9 billion and £13 billion a year, should instead be used to invest up to £10 billion a year to rebuild services for the most vulnerable children.
The Children’s Commissioner for England report estimates there are 2.3 million children in this country growing up with a vulnerable family background. It also finds:
The report also shows that the number of children living in temporary accommodation has increased, along with the proportion of children with an emotional health problem such as anxiety or depression.
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