Select Committee · Work and Pensions Committee
Child Poverty Taskforce
Status: Open
Opened: 6 May 2025
This session will be a joint evidence session of the Education Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee. The Education Committee and Work and Pensions Committee will question experts on child poverty, in anticipation of the Government’s upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. The session will look at trends and patterns in child poverty over time, the …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2025 | Alex Tennant · Norther Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Nicola Killean · Children's Commissioner for Scotland, Professor Stephen Sinclair · Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU), Rocio Cifuentes · Children's Commissioner for Wales, Steffan Evans · Bevan Foundation, Trása Canavan · Barnardo's NI | View ↗ |
| 20 May 2025 | Dr Katriona O'Sullivan · Maynooth University, Mike Brewer · Resolution Foundation, Naomi Eisenstadt CB · Department of Health and Social Care, Professor David Taylor-Robinson · The University of Liverpool, The Baroness Longfield CBE · Member of the House of Lords, The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett · Member of the House of Lords, Tom Waters · Institute for Fiscal Studies | View ↗ |