5 Issue 7. Allocation of Resources 1) Current status 16. According to the Research on Child Rights Index conducted by Good Neighbors, when levels of rights to life, protection, development and participation were converted into a Child Rights Index of maximum 100 points, regional gaps were found; and the largest gap of more than 23 points was found in the area of the right to development. The research also found a correlation between financial independence, ratio of budget for social welfare, educational financial independence and the Child Rights Index. As the government places most of the child related projects under the authority of the local governing bodies, regional gaps can be occurred depending on the budget and will of the local governments. 2) Questions 17. What is the reason behind the regional gap and does the government have plans to bridge the gap? Issue 8. Data Collection 1) Current status 18. The Committee had expressed its concern on the lack of material on children in poverty in the third and fourth Concluding Observations, and the government stated that it had a plan to collect statistics on children in poverty (para. 18). It also stated that it had conducted researches on actual conditions and related policies to prevent child poverty as part of the 2018 Implementation Plan of the First Master Plan on Child Policy, and it had a plan to establish a five-year master plan to support the children in poverty and conduct a research on actual conditions on children in poverty. 2) Questions 19. Please provide information on the establishment of the five-year master plan and a research report to support the children in poverty. What is the result of the research to prevent child poverty?