Written questions

Poverty: Children

Commons · Question 64443 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle child poverty.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Jul 2025

Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in autumn that will...