Contents Executive summary............................................................................................................. 2 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 5 League Table. UNICEF Innocenti ranking of child poverty in OECD and EU countries ������������������������ 8 Part 1 The current picture............................................................................................................ 10 Monetary poverty......................................................................................................... 10 Persistent child poverty................................................................................................. 13 Non-monetary poverty (deprivations)............................................................................ 15 Children’s subjective experiences of poverty................................................................ 18 Inequalities in child poverty........................................................................................... 19 Part 2 Trends in child poverty...................................................................................................... 23 Trends in non-monetary poverty.................................................................................... 30 Part 3 Social protection for children........................................................................................... 33 Expenditure on social protection................................................................................... 36 The adequacy of transfers............................................................................................. 38 The effectiveness of social protection benefits in reducing child poverty ���������������������41 Lessons learned and recommendations......................................................................... 44 Review of key points..................................................................................................... 44 What can countries do to eradicate child poverty?....................................................... 47 Technical Appendix............................................................................................................ 50 4 Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth Innocenti Report Card 18