Success of child poverty pilots remains uncertain

30 March 2011 1 min read Neil Puffett Early Years Children's Services Child poverty Housing and benefits

Pilot schemes aimed at reducing levels of child poverty by helping parents into work are being well received but it remains unclear whether they are leading to employment, a report has found.

Findings from the child poverty pilots could help shape the national child poverty strategy, due to be published imminently.

Each pilot has been testing a range of different approaches to reducing child poverty, some having a whole community focus, others targeting families or specific groups or individuals.

The pilots include the child poverty family intervention project, which provides intensive interventions to families with significant barriers to work such as mental health problems, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence and family functioning issues.

There is also co-ordinated local support for separating parents, which aims to improve access to help and minimise parental conflict and negative impact on children’s outcomes.

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