Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 19
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Paragraph: 77
The Government should commit to developing and implementing a long-term, cross- departmental strategy to address...
Recommendation
The Government should commit to developing and implementing a long-term, cross- departmental strategy to address child poverty now and in the future. This should be informed by findings from the Inter-Ministerial Group on the cost of living and, more broadly, by the latest evidence on the key drivers of poverty.
Paragraph Reference:
77
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty and reports progress to Parliament in several ways. As set out in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, the Government publishes key measures of child poverty annually in line with its statutory responsibilities. In addition, we update Parliament via our annual report and Ministers are held to account on a regular basis at Oral questions and by the WPSC. As our economic recovery progresses our focus is on helping people get back into and to progress in work, based on clear evidence that work, particularly full-time work, is the most effective way of tackling poverty. The £500 million expansion of the Plan for Jobs will ensure that people across the country continue to be supported to do so. DWP’s Secretary of State continues to lead wider cross-Government action on tackling poverty and the cost of living.