One in tenth child experiences material deficiency – quantity triple quickly
Families|Not all children’s families can afford the Internet, hobbies or keeping home warm.
Which The tenth child experienced material deficiency last year, says Statistics Finland. The share has almost tripled in three years.
More than one fifth of those who live in one adult in families 0-15 were the experiences of deficiency.
For example, the shortcomings were related to the fact that the household could not afford the Internet, the car or to keep the home warm. Payment difficulties related to housing and loans were also common in the families of children with a lack.
According to Statistics Finland, more than half of the children experiencing shortcomings could not afford, for example, regular hobbies, celebrating a anniversary, or attending school trips.
In Finland The material deficiency experienced by children is slightly less common than elsewhere in Europe, where about 14 % of children experienced an average of last year. However, in Finland, the deficiency became more common than other countries, says Statistics Finland.
In all research countries, deficiency was more common in households of one than two adults.
« The material deficiency experienced by one of the caregivers in Finland in Finland was a bit less frequent than the EU average, but the proportion in Finland increased the second most in Finland, » Statistics Finland’s overture Kaisa-Mari Okkonen says in the bulletin.
In Greece, about one third of children experienced material deficiency. This was the highest share throughout Europe. In Croatia, Slovenia and Sweden, on the other hand, only a few percent of children experienced the lack.
