Child-related benefits keep over 150,000 children out of poverty, ESRI report finds

Report author and ESRI associate research professor Karina Doorley said: 'Our findings show that child-related benefits are a powerful tool in reducing poverty.' Picture: Mark Stedman

Child-related benefits lift an estimated 157,000 children out of income poverty and 94,000 out of consistent poverty.

But 165,000 children (13.9%) are at risk of poverty in 2025, a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) also found.