2. Plenary
Ruth Shinoda
Head of Child Poverty Unit,
Department for Education

3. Measuring Child Poverty:
A consultation on better measures of
child poverty
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4. Launch
On 15th November
2012, Iain Duncan
Smith and David Laws
launched the
consultation.
It will run until 15th
February 2013.
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5. The Consultation Document
Why we need a new
measure
- the most recent child
poverty figures showed that
300,000 fewer children were
in relative income poverty
between 2009-10 and 2010-
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- however, this was largely
due to a fall in median
income nationally which Absolute poverty remained un-
pushed the relative poverty changed and for these 300,000
line down. children, life remained the same.
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6. The Consultation continues…..
Until 15th February 2013.
If you or your organisation wish to respond individually, or if you have further
thoughts or ideas, please contact us by:
Email:
Measure.consultation@childpovertyunit.gsi.gov.uk
Post:
Children, Young People & Families Directorate Team
Department for Education, Area 1C, Castle View House
East Lane
RUNCORN
Cheshire WA7 2GJ
To contribute, go to:
https://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/consultations/a00
216896/measuring-child-poverty
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