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Poverty measurement is important because it involves translating abstract concepts and definitions into very concrete...
Conclusion
Poverty measurement is important because it involves translating abstract concepts and definitions into very concrete expressions of who is poor and who needs extra help. Backed by a legal obligation to do so, the UK Government measures and reports Children in poverty: Measurement and targets 51 child poverty through a suite of income-based indicators which enable consistent tracking over time. DWP plays a valuable role in overseeing this measurement work.
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Government Response
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Government Response
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HM Government
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The Government will continue to publish all four measures of children in low income as set out in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 in line with its statutory responsibilities. Analysts continue to review the statistical validity of the absolute poverty low income line and are intending to review the material deprivation goods and services to ensure they are still relevant. We will update the committee about this in due course. The Government develops and releases all statistics in line with the UKSA Code of Practice for Statistics and will continue to do so.
Source
Committee
Work and Pensions Committee
Report
Third Report - Children in poverty: Measurement and targets
22 Sep 2021
HC 188
Addressee Bodies
Department for Work and Pensions
Timeline
Recommendation age
4.7 yrs
Report published
22 Sep 2021