Cross-government child poverty unit scrapped

Joe Lepper
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

The government's cross-departmental child poverty unit has been abolished, with the government confirming that its functions have been subsumed into the wider remit of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Family Action is calling for universal provision of certain benefits. Image: Arlen Connelly
Family Action is calling for universal provision of certain benefits. Image: Arlen Connelly

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