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The UK government has announced the launch of a new strategy for reducing child poverty. The strategy brings together information about the action that the government has already taken, alongside new measures to increase family incomes, reduce essential costs and strengthen local services to try to address the root causes of child poverty and provide immediate support to families living in poverty. The aim is to lift an estimated 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030. The strategy is UK-wide, although some policies and measures apply to specific nations only. Alongside the strategy, there is a monitoring and evaluation framework and various supporting documents including research and analysis.
Read the press release: Over half a million children to be lifted out of poverty as government unveils historic child poverty strategy