Lords vote against plans to change child poverty measures

Jess Brown
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Government efforts to change the way child poverty is measured have suffered a setback after the House of Lords voted in favour of making ministers report annually on income levels in the poorest families.

The House of Lords voted to retain income as a measure of child poverty. Picture: Parliament TV
The House of Lords voted to retain income as a measure of child poverty. Picture: Parliament TV

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