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Child Poverty
Child Poverty
Tackling child poverty is important to everyone concerned with improving outcomes for children in Kingston. The Child Poverty Act came into force in March 2010, placing new duties on Local Authorities and their 'delivery partners' to cooperate in the bid to reduce and mitigate the effects of child poverty.
Latest Government statistics state that 4,930 children were living in poverty in Kingston in August 2008.
We recognise the importance of tackling child poverty as it can lead to inequality of opportunity, hardship, deprivation and exclusion.
The legislation required Kingston to develop and produce a Child Poverty Strategy. This was published in July 2011. The Child Poverty Strategy is informed by a local child poverty needs assessment. The strategy aims to take 1,000 children out of poverty by 2014. The action plan for 2011-14 is now being developed.
A wide range of partners, parents, children and young people were consulted in order to develop the evidence base, strategy and action plan. They represent some of the key areas in tackling child poverty: Family Support and Extended Services, Mental Health Services, Job Centre Plus, Citizens Advice Bureau, Voluntary and Community Sector, Youth Services, Health, Housing, Schools, Children's Centre, Early Intervention, Adult Education, Integrated Disabled Children's Team, 14-19 and Adult Services.
We will update you regularly on our website with links to documents showing the progress we are making in tackling Child Poverty in Kingston.
If you would like to contribute or comment please contact: Mary Francis - Head of Strategic Projects. Email: mary.francis@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Related Documents:
Get help accessing files or request files in alternative formats- One Kingston Child Poverty Strategy 2011-14
- One Kingston Child Poverty Needs Assessment 2011
- One Kingston Child Poverty Priority Summary
- One Kingston Child Poverty Action Plan 2011/12
- Child Poverty Bulletin 3
- Child Poverty Bulletin 2
- Child Poverty Bulletin 1
- Child Poverty Paper Presented to Kingston Strategic Partnership, 1 November 2010
- Child Poverty Workshop, 4 October 2010
Also see:
Related External Links:
- National Child Poverty Strategy, April 2011
- Early Intervention: The Next Steps Graham Allen Review, January 2011
- Early Intervention: Smart Investment, Massive Savings, Graham Allen, July 2011
- Child Poverty Act 2010
- Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances by Frank Field, December 2010
- National Child Poverty Pilots
- Better Housing Brief 18, June 2011
- Effective Classroom Strategies Research Review 2011