Poverty

The new Chancellor faces a difficult fiscal inheritance. Her choices on tax and spending at this first Budget could define the rest of the parliament.

This online event looked at recent trends in child poverty and what policy options the government has to reduce it.

Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.

We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.

Relative child poverty has increased. Which children are most likely to be affected? What policies would most effectively reduce child poverty?

This online event presented the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.

"The two-child limit has been pretty much laser-focused on increasing the measured rate of child poverty." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.