Currently, child poverty is measured by family income alone, with children living in households lower than 60 per cent of the median UK income defined as being in poverty.
The Government wants to look at how a wider measurement can be developed to tackle the root causes of poverty.
Indicators being considered include income and material deprivation, worklessness, unmanageable debt, poor housing, parental skill level, access to quality education, parental health and family stability.
Launching the consultation today (Thursday) at Clyde Children’s Centre in Deptford, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, said, ‘It is widely understood that the current relative income measure by itself is not providing an accurate picture of child poverty.
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