Child friendly version of Child Poverty Strategy

Parents and teachers will be supported to have important conversations with children about the challenges facing families in poverty, following the publication of a child-friendly version of its landmark Child Poverty Strategy.

The new tool has been designed to give children a clear, reassuring and age-appropriate explanation of what poverty means, why some families struggle and the concrete steps the government is taking to help.

With around 10 children in a typical classroom of 30 growing up in poverty, the child friendly strategy will give children the language to make sense of their own experience and help reduce stigma by enabling them to better understand the experience of their peers.

It is intended to support teachers and parents who want to prompt those sometimes difficult conversations and encourage any child who feels worried to speak to a trusted adult.