Nursery World - Poverty strategy revised (1)

A revised strategy to reduce child poverty is to be set out by the Department for Work and Pensions in response to recommendations made by the Govern- ment's child poverty tsar, Lisa Harker. Speaking at a seminar organised by the National Centre for Social Research in London last week, Ms Harker discussed the key points of the report Delivering on child poverty: What would it take?, published in November.

Speaking at a seminar organised by the National Centre for Social Research in London last week, Ms Harker discussed the key points of the report Delivering on child poverty: What would it take?, published in November.

She said that changing public attitudes was critical if the Government is to meet its 2020 target of eradicating child poverty. 'There is very little empathy towards the poor. Tackling child poverty is a top priority for the Government, but not for the public. We need to persuade the public that poverty is a problem, which is a job for both politicians and campaign and lobby groups. Meeting longer-term targets requires substantial reform, and public consent is needed to make the changes in expenditure.'

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