Abstract:

The family’s economic situation is one of the fundamental components of children’s well-being. Although child poverty has been researched extensively, previous studies have mostly focused on specific points in time. This article focuses on the rate of persistent poverty among children in Estonia based on the definition put forward by Eurostat, and data from the Estonian Social Survey (ESS) covering the period from 2013 to 2018. In addition to annual poverty indicators, the Estonian dataset allows for the analysis of both persistent relative and persistent absolute poverty. For the first time, however, this analysis explores whether and to what extent family benefits help reduce persistent child poverty. In Estonia, family allowances increased in the second part of 2013, coinciding with a decrease in annual child poverty rates. This analysis aims to provide an answer as to whether this trend is the result of increased family benefits, and whether it has affected rates of persistent poverty.

摘要：

家庭的经济状况是儿童福祉的基本组成部分之一。尽管对儿童贫困进行了广泛的研究，但以前的研究大多集中在特定的时间点上。本文根据欧盟统计局提出的定义，以及爱沙尼亚社会调查（ESS）涵盖2013年至2018年的数据，着重研究爱沙尼亚儿童持续贫困的比率。除年度贫困指标外，爱沙尼亚数据集可以分析持续的相对贫困和持续的绝对贫困。但是，该分析首次探讨了家庭福利是否以及在何种程度上有助于减少持续的儿童贫困。在爱沙尼亚，2013年下半年家庭津贴有所增加，这与每年儿童贫困率的下降相吻合。