Question follow-through · 24658

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the planned timetable is for the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy; and whether an (a) interim report and (b) update will be published.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
23 Jan 2025
Answer
23 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the planned timetable is for the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy; and whether an (a) interim report and (b) update will be published.

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Taskforce is on track to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in spring this year as set out in our framework ‘Tackling Child Poverty: Developing Our Strategy’.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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