Poverty: Children
Lords · Question HL15158 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bird
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the introduction of legally binding child poverty reduction targets on cross-departmental coordination and prioritisation of resources.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 18 Mar 2026
Our Child Poverty Strategy fulfils our commitment to reducing poverty this Parliament, lifting 550,000 children out of poverty, and sets out our ambition to tackle its structural drivers as part of a long-term, 10-year strategy. This Government has taken ...