Direct income support plays a key role but must not act as a disincentive to take up a job: child poverty is more common in jobless households or in households where only one parent works, so it is vital to increase job access for both parents and enable services like childcare that reduce the parental burden, while improving job quality for parents that work but still struggle.
Tá éirithe le Nwar mar, ní amháin go dtugann sé tacaíocht do bhunscileanna léitheoireachta leanaí leochaileacha trí bhreis teagaisc a chur ar fáil tar éis scoile, ach freisin mar go dtugann sé páirt ghníomhach do thuismitheoirí maidir le deiseanna foghlama leanúnacha, ag dul i gcion dá thoradh sin ar thimpeallacht foghlama an teaghlaigh.