Family change and wellbeing: policy lessons from longitudinal data (Susan Harkness, University of Bristol)
The family is the central unit through which the state provides financial support for children. In this keynote, I examine how definitions of family in the social security and child maintenance systems align with the changing realities of children’s family lives. Drawing on longitudinal and cohort data, I explore how growing family complexity influences parents’ and children’s access to financial resources and consider the implications for parents’ and children’s wellbeing.
