Written questions

Poverty: Children

Lords · Question HL15314 · Tabled 9 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 estimate they have made of the number and proportion of children in (1) poverty, and (2) deep poverty, living in households subject to no recourse to public funds; and what assessment they have made of the impact of th

Answer

Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 18 Mar 2026

In developing the Child Poverty Strategy, the Ministerial Taskforce engaged extensively with families, charities and other organisations across the UK, including those making representations on behalf of children subject to no recourse to public funds (NR...