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The COVID-19 pandemic has widened inequality across multiple dimensions. Yet one dimension that often goes unacknowledged is family size. In this article, Mary Reader and Kate Andersen discuss their research on the effects of the pandemic on larger families on a low income in the UK. Using quantitative data from Understanding Society’s COVID-19 survey and qualitative data from interviews with larger families, they find that employment shocks were sharper and deeper among low-income larger families, with implications for their ability to meet basic needs and their mental health.
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https://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_NEW/PUBLICATIONS/abstract/?index=9292