Useful links and resources

Key documents:

• A New Approach to Child Poverty: Tackling the Causes of Disadvantage and Transforming Families' Lives Opens in a new window Opens in a new window - the government's strategy - published April 2011
• Child Poverty Act 2010 Opens in a new window Opens in a new window
• Frank Field's report The Foundation Years: Preventing Poor Children Becoming Poor Adults Opens in a new window Opens in a new windowOpens in a new window
• Graham Allen's report Early Intervention - the Next Steps Opens in a new window Opens in a new window
• The government's social mobility strateg: Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers Opens in a new window

Child Poverty Communities of Practice

Jointly facilitated by the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes for Children and Young People (C4EO), Child Poverty Unit and the Beacon theme for 'preventing and tackling child poverty', the CoP is an interactive platform for online problem-solving, peer-support and information sharing for those working to tackle and prevent child poverty.

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Other links Opens in a new window

• Department for Education's Child Poverty section Opens in a new window
• C4EO website Opens in a new window
• DMAG's London poverty data Opens in a new window
• DWP Child Poverty Section Opens in a new window
• London Skills and Employment Board Opens in a new window
• London’s Poverty Profile Opens in a new window
• HMRC: Child poverty statistics – NI116 data is available from the HMRC website
• Neighbourhood statistics - provides LA, ward and lower super output area-level data including deprivation measures
• Office for National Statistics (ONS) - statistics on a range of themes
• Data for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration - access to national, regional, and local data on a range of themes
• The Poverty Site - statistics on poverty and social exclusion