Child Poverty Strategy for Wales and Delivery Plan

The Child Poverty Strategy sets out the Welsh Assembly Government’s vision for tackling child poverty in Wales and improving outcomes for children and parents living in low income families. The Delivery Plan sets out the policy action the Assembly Government will deliver to achieve this vision.

The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010, which became law in February 2010, places a duty on Welsh Ministers to publish a strategy to reduce child poverty, and to keep this under review. This new Child Poverty Strategy for Wales and accompanying Delivery Plan fulfils this commitment for Welsh Ministers.

There are three documents for you to consider:

• Part 1 provides a summary of the Child Poverty Strategy and Delivery Plan, and includes the questions we would like you to consider as part of the consultation period.
• Part 2 is the Child Poverty Strategy.
• Part 3 is the Child Poverty Strategy’s Delivery Plan.

Children and Young People’s version

We have also developed a children and young people’s version of the Child Poverty Strategy and Delivery Plan.  We will also be holding specific events with children and young people – to hear their views on the Strategy and Delivery Plan and how it can be improved.