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Poverty: Children

Asked by Kate OsamorLabour (Co-op)Department for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 901821

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress the Child Poverty Taskforce has made on developing strategies to help reduce child poverty.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Tackling the terrible state of child poverty in this country is our priority every day and the Taskforce is looking at every lever we can pull across Government to do this.

The Taskforce has already heard from charities, experts and families and will publish its strategy in the Spring.

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