Ruth Shinoda - London Child Poverty Conference
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Transcript of Ruth Shinoda - London Child Poverty Conference
Plenary
Ruth ShinodaHead of Child Poverty Unit, Department for Education
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Measuring Child Poverty: A consultation on better measures of
child poverty
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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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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 2010-11.- however, this was largely due to a fall in median income nationally which pushed the relative poverty line down.
The Consultation Document
Absolute poverty remained un-changed and for these 300,000 children, life remained the same.
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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: [email protected]
Post:Children, Young People & Families Directorate TeamDepartment for Education, Area 1C, Castle View HouseEast LaneRUNCORNCheshire WA7 2GJ
To contribute, go to:https://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/consultations/
a00216896/measuring-child-poverty
