Written questions

Poverty: Children

Commons · Question 624 · Tabled 18 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans for the taskforce on child poverty to make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the (a) the two-child benefit limit and (b) under-occupancy charge on levels of child poverty

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 24 Jul 2024

The new Ministerial Taskforce will drive cross-government action on child poverty, starting with overseeing the development of our ambitious new strategy in line with the Opportunity Mission. After initial engagement, the formal work to develop the new ch...