Children in poverty: measurements and targets examined
25 May 2021
The Work and Pensions Committee continues its inquiry into children in poverty with a session examining definitions and statistics, the underlying causes of child poverty and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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- Inquiry: Children in poverty: Measurement and targets
- Work and Pensions Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 26 May
At 9.30am
Panel 1
- Baroness Philippa Stroud, Chair, Social Metrics Commission
- Mike Brewer, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Economist, Resolution Foundation
- Robert Joyce, Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation
Panel 2
- Anne Longfield, Campaigner for children and Children’s Commissioner for England 2015 – 2021
- Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People’s Commissioner for Scotland
The first part of the session focuses on issues around how child poverty can best be measured, trends in the rate and the arguments around setting a target for reducing it.
The second part of the session focuses on the main causes of child poverty, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the response of DWP and how the Department works with others to tackle the problem.
Further information
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