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Children in poverty: Measurement and targets

Inquiry

This inquiry is looking at children in poverty. This is a complex subject, so the Committee’s work will be in several parts.

For the first part of the inquiry, we are interested in finding out:

- how child poverty can most accurately be measured and defined

- what the impact of child poverty is, and how it should be measured

- how the Department for Work and Pensions should work with other parts of government to reduce the numbers of children living in poverty.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

Work news

Government’s response to report on measuring child poverty published

The Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to its report on measuring child poverty

6 December 2021

Government must commit to new cross-departmental strategy to tackle child poverty, MPs say

Work and Pensions Committee publishes report on Children in poverty: Measurement and targets

22 September 2021

Minister questioned on children in poverty

The Work and Pensions Committee looks at how best to measure child poverty

Children in poverty: measurements and targets examined

The Work and Pensions Committee examines definitions and statistics, the underlying causes of child poverty and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Work and Pensions Committee to question local authorities and charities

Committee to question local authorities and charities

Children in poverty: Measurements and targets: Work and Pensions Committee to question academics and charities

Work and Pensions Committee hears from academics and charities

Children in poverty: Measurements and targets: Work and Pensions Committee to hold first oral evidence session

Committee to hold its first oral evidence session in the inquiry into children in poverty

26 February 2021

Contact us

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Email: workpencom@parliament.uk
Phone: 020 7219 8976 | Media enquiries to Oliver Florence on 020 7219 1679/florenceo@parliament.uk
Address: Work and Pensions Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA