On Monday 25th January, the House of Lords will debate the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, which includes clauses to repeal the current Child Poverty Act and the associated child poverty measures and targets, and instead report on educational achievement at Key Stage 4 (GCSEs) and workless households. While we recognise that these are important […]
The End Child Poverty Coalition today welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement not to introduce cuts to in-work tax credits. We know that tax credits are an essential part of family income, not least for the 2.4 million children in poverty in working households.
The End Child Poverty coalition of leading charities, civil society organisations and faith groups is calling on the House of Lords to ensure the government keeps reporting to Parliament on child poverty as a matter of priority, not side-lining the measures in light of bleak projections of steep rises in child poverty.
children have been pulled into poverty by the two-child limit to benefit payments since this government came to power
