Briefing: Inequality and the Child Poverty Strategy – The Equality Trust

On 13 January 2026, the Co-Executive Director Priya Sahni-Nicholas spoke at Public Policy Exchange’s event to discuss the recently published Child Poverty Strategy, Tackling Child Poverty: Improving Welfare, Security and Future Prospects. Inequality and child poverty are deeply linked. Her analysis of the strategy found that, although there’s evidence of a welcome shift in beliefs about what poverty is and what causes it evident in this government, understanding of the link between poverty and inequality is lacking. This briefing is based on her analysis in that discussion. Read more.