This Unit brings together child poverty policy officials and analysts to take the Government’s child poverty strategy to its next stage of development. The role of the Unit is to:

• provide an integrated approach across Government to tackling child poverty
• build on the Child Poverty Review, by taking stock and taking forward the strategic direction to eradicate child poverty by 2020
• engage all our stakeholders, learning from their expertise
• engage those in local service delivery to take ownership to support our commitments
• undertake research and analysis to support the development of successful policies.

Currently funded projects:

• The living standards of families reporting very low incomes