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A child from a poor background is 700 times more likely to end up in care than a child who is not from a poor background (1). Once they are in public care, it is far more difficult for a child to escape the poverty trap (2).

(1) Bebbington and Miles (1989)
(2) Stain and Wade (2000) Helping Care Leavers: Problems and Strategic Responses. Social Work Research and Development Unit. University of York