Poverty: Children
Lords · Question HL253 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bird
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 18 March (HL15076), whether the baseline report will quantify the reduction in child poverty they aim to achieve for the 10 year strategy period.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 10 Jun 2026
Our Child Poverty Strategy fulfils our commitment to reducing poverty this Parliament, lifting 550,000 children out of poverty in 2029/30. The commitments set out in the Strategy are set to lead to the largest expected reduction in child poverty over a Pa...