Written questions

Poverty: Children

Commons · Question 41345 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will develop a longer term child poverty strategy.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 2 Apr 2025

The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing urgent work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy, and we are exploring all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. Our focus is on bringing about ...