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DWP & UK Government - highlights from UK Child Poverty Strategy
Created: 08/12/2025
News/Events Category: EmployabilityThe Department for Work and Pensions has recently distributed an update on the progress and ambitions of the UK Government's Child Poverty Strategy, as below:
- Around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030 – the biggest reduction in a single parliament since records began – as the Government launches its Child Poverty Strategy today (Friday 5 December).
- Following the reversal of the two-child limit, the strategy tackles the root causes of poverty by cutting the cost of essentials, boosting family incomes, and improving local services so every child has the best start in life.
- The strategy found that children growing up in poverty do less well in school, are more likely to be unemployed when older and earn less throughout their lifetimes. Failure to tackle this problem has been holding back the economy, as well as stifling children’s potential.
New interventions in the strategy
There will be more accessible childcare for working parents on Universal Credit. From next year, the rules will change to make it easier for new parents who receive Universal Credit to get back to work by extending eligibility for upfront childcare costs to those returning from parental leave. Families who receive Universal Credit will also be able to get support with childcare costs for all their children.
The strategy will also end the unlawful placement of families in Bed and Breakfasts beyond the six-week limit. To support this, the Government is investing £8 million in Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots in 20 local authorities that have the highest use of Bed and Breakfasts for homeless families – continuing the programme for the next three years.
The Government will provide £950 million through the fourth and largest round of the Local Authority Housing Fund from April 2026 to deliver up to 5,000 high-quality homes for better temporary accommodation by 2030. Further details will be set out in the upcoming Homelessness Strategy.
A new legal duty will also be introduced for councils to notify schools, health visitors, and GPs when a child is placed in temporary accommodation, so no child is left without support.
The Government will also support families with the cost of essentials by helping families to buy more affordable infant formula. The Government will set clear guidance for retailers that - together with allowing families to use loyalty points, vouchers, and gift cards to purchase formula - could save parents up to £540 in a baby’s first year and remove unnecessary barriers for low-income families.
Read the full press release
Child Poverty Strategy and supporting documents
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