Question follow-through · 99551

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish a fuller equalities impact assessment of the Child Poverty Strategy, including its impact on groups at highest risk of poverty.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
12 Dec 2025
Target answer date
16 Dec 2025
Answer
18 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish a fuller equalities impact assessment of the Child Poverty Strategy, including its impact on groups at highest risk of poverty.

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    A full summary Equalities Analysis was published alongside the Strategy and is available at: Child Poverty Strategy: Summary Equalities Analysis - GOV.UK.The impacts of policies contributing to the Child Poverty Strategy will be kept under review and moni...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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