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Poverty: Children

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 28 May 2025UIN 53334

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she expects the Child Poverty Strategy to be published.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious cross-government strategy focused on long-term change and improving children’s life chances. The Strategy will look at levers across four key themes of increasing incomes, reducing essential costs, increasing financial resilience, and better local support especially in the early years.

We will bring forward the Child Poverty Strategy as soon as we are able.

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