Starmer hails child poverty strategy as a ‘moral mission’ which will include measures to help with childcare and getting families out of temporary housing
My colleague Peter Walker has a full report on the plan, the key new elements of which I’ve pulled out for you below:
As part of what Keir Starmer has described as a “moral mission” for his government, the strategy will include an £8m investment in a pilot scheme across 20 councils with a particular prevalence of homeless families in temporary B&B accommodation, to ensure they are all moved within six weeks.
