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Recommendation 6
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We recommend that DWP should commission a systematic review of the latest evidence on child...
Recommendation
We recommend that DWP should commission a systematic review of the latest evidence on child income poverty, its definitions, its causes and its consequences. It should use this review to prompt a better dialogue with the public, charities and others, and inform future cross-government work on measures to address child poverty. The findings from this review should be published by July 2022. (Paragraph 31) Measuring child poverty
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Secretary of State’s focus on aspects of material deprivation will inform its approach to poverty measurement. This area of work is still under consideration.