Consultation outcome

Setting the 2020 persistent child poverty target

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 26 June 2014
• Last updated: 16 October 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Setting the 2020 persistent child poverty target: government response

Ref: HMG-00617-2014

PDF, 276 KB, 14 pages

Detail of outcome

A summary of consultation responses and the government’s response.

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on what percentage the persistent child poverty target should be set at.

This consultation ran from
10am on 26 June 2014 to 5pm on 14 August 2014

Consultation description

We welcome your views on a proposed new persistent child poverty target for the UK, to be achieved in 2020, under the Child Poverty Act 2010.

The government proposes to set a persistent child poverty target of below 7% of children living in a household in relative low income for at least 3 years out of a 4-year period by 2020.

Documents

Consultation on setting the 2020 persistent child poverty target

Ref: ISBN 9781474107587, Cm. 8875

PDF, 236 KB, 16 pages

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Consultation on setting the 2020 persistent child poverty target (print-ready PDF)

Ref: ISBN 9781474107570, Cm. 8875

PDF, 210 KB, 18 pages

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Published 26 June 2014

Last updated 16 October 2014 + show all updates

1. 16 October 2014

   Added government response document.

2. 26 June 2014

   First published.