Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 32441

Universal Credit: Children

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Brian Leishman

LabourAlloa and Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Poverty Strategy will take into account the potential impact of the planned reforms to the Work Capability Assessment on children living in households where at least one parent or guar

Answer

Alison McGovern
Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at levers across ...

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