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Poverty: Children

Asked by Clive LewisLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24658

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the planned timetable is for the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy; and whether an (a) interim report and (b) update will be published.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Taskforce is on track to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in spring this year as set out in our framework ‘Tackling Child Poverty: Developing Our Strategy’.

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