Article 26

Article 26 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child concerns a child's right to benefit from social security:

"1. States Parties shall recognize for every child the right to benefit from social security, including social insurance, and shall take the necessary measures to achieve the full realization of this right in accordance with their national law.

2. The benefits should, where appropriate, be granted, taking into account the resources and the circumstances of the child and persons having responsibility for the maintenance of the child, as well as any other consideration relevant to an application for benefits made by or on behalf of the child."

Children in Wales work relating to this Article

Information about the work carried out by Children in Wales in relation to this Article is available in the Child Poverty Section of this site

Other Information about how this Article is implemented in Wales

Policy

The Policy Section of this site contains information about consultations, other documents and legislation relating to poverty. This information can be accessed from the Policy page by selecting Poverty from the menu on the right hand side and browsing through the different types of policy information.

An introduction to policy relating to Poverty in Wales is also available in the Policy Section.