Eradicating Child Poverty in Wales: Child Poverty Milestones and Targets Update, November 2010
Statistics on indicators monitoring progress against the Child Poverty Strategy include data for Wales for the period up to November 2010.
A review of the indicators included in this release took place in autumn 2010. The key points from the review and release are:
- All baseline years have been re-set to 2006;
- Two new indicators are included: children living in in-work poverty and educational attainment in young adults. The children’s environmental health indicator has been removed. Where suitable data is available, the progress status of indicators should be determined by the measure of inequality (how much the gap has changed between those in poverty and those not in poverty);
- Of the 32 child poverty indicators, 10 have shown a clear improvement, 12 have shown little or no change, 3 have shown a clear deterioration and 7 do not have sufficient data for a progress status to be allocated.
- 5 indicators have not had their baseline or their definition changed, so are comparable with the last release; the progress status of all 5 has not changed.
The full set of data and notes on all of the indicators will be available through our StatsWales website which the user can manipulate or download. The indicators are presented in Child Poverty Online Report which is linked to the data tables and this will be updated in December 2010.
A new Child Poverty Strategy for Wales was issued for a three month period of public consultation on 12 May 2010. A revised Child Poverty Strategy will be published in early 2011. The indicators being used to measure the Welsh Assembly Government's 2006 child poverty milestones and targets will remain a key part of this new Strategy.
Further information
Contact
Tel: 029 2082 3234
E-mail: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next update
November 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out Soon' page)
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