The coalition, made up of charities, civil society organisations and faith groups, says that Government proposals in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill to replace the measures with a new duty to report on worklessness and educational attainment, will not determine how many children are living in poverty.
It says that there is overwhelming evidence that income-related child poverty measures are a ‘key driver’ of child outcomes.
Ahead of a second reading of the Bill at the House of Lords next week (17 November), the coalition is calling on peers to ensure the measures are not side-lined, particularly in light of ‘bleak projections’ of steep rises in child poverty.
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