In this section you will find information about the services and support available to help end child poverty in the UK . This includes the first national child poverty strategy, access to research and data, an explanation of the Child Poverty Act and role of the Child Poverty Unit, and details of pilot programmes and other strategies designed to combat the issue.
Helping children overcome poverty will make a huge difference not only to their lives but to the lives of their families, communities and to society as a whole. Ending child poverty means tackling a wide range of complex issues to improve children's chances in life and empowering families to move themselves out of poverty for good.
There are challenges ahead, but the Coalition’s Programme for Government made clear its commitment to ending child poverty by 2020. Success depends on finding the best long-term solutions to tackling child poverty and the national strategy sets out how the Government proposes to tackle child poverty in the forthcoming years.
Please take the time to view the films and case studies in this section; they highlight some good practice examples of communities working together for children and families across the country.
Child poverty
Child Poverty Strategy
An outline of the Government’s approach to tackling poverty for this Parliament and up to 2020.
General article 28 February 2012
Child poverty
Background information on the definition of child poverty, including who is responsible for tackling it; and the work of the government's Child Poverty Unit.
General article 22 June 2011
Local approaches to tackling child poverty
A guide for practitioners and policy makers on the wealth of emerging good practice and positive evidence from the Child Poverty Pilots.
General article 04 July 2011
Child poverty workforce resources
Overview of the support available for practitioners working with children, young people and their families experiencing poverty and disadvantage.
General article 29 March 2012
Sarah Teather addresses the Respublica conference
Sarah Teather speaks to the Respublica conference about child poverty.
Speech Sarah Teather, 28 February 2012
Child poverty data
Information about how to access and analyse data relating to child poverty, including useful resources to download.
General article 07 October 2011
Maria Miller's speech to Capita conference
Maria Miller MP (Minister for Disabled People) speech to Capita conference on Monday 28 March 2011.
General article 05 April 2011
Sarah Teather discusses the new Child Poverty Strategy
Children's Minister comments on the publication of the Government's Child Poverty Strategy.
News 05 April 2011
Research on child poverty
Details of research undertaken by the Child Poverty Unit, and details of other emerging research by other government departments, academics and research institutes.
General article 08 February 2011
Government sets out new vision for ending child poverty
Government asks local communities, voluntary groups and charities for their views on a new strategy to tackle the root causes of poverty and disadvantage.
Press notice 21 December 2010
