The three essential elements to turn child poverty ambitions into effective practice

The government’s Child Poverty Strategy, Our Children, Our Future published last week, makes several welcome commitments, not least the abolition of the two-child limit and strengthened support for families in temporary accommodation. For many children, these changes will make a meaningful difference. But one measure in particular, a new statutory duty requiring councils to notify schools, GPs and health visitors when a child is placed in temporary accommodation, deserves close attention. On paper, it has the potential to be transformative. In practice, it risks repeating the very system failures that have long placed children at risk. Read more.