Children: Poverty
2026-07-08 · Department for Education · HL1912 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government how they will assess whether investment in early intervention children’s services is contributing to reducing and alleviating child poverty, in line with the child poverty contextual outcome in the Local Outcomes Framework.
Answer
We are taking significant action to rebalance children’s services, investing in effective early intervention to reduce the need for costly crisis support and improve outcomes for children and families. This includes investing £2.4 billion in the Families ...