Written question WQ93571
- Asked by
- Rhys ab OwenIndependent
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the impact of the UK Government's refusal to remove the two-child benefit cap on the Welsh Government’s aims to reduce child poverty?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
We know relative poverty among families with three or more children has continued to increase. I welcome announcement of a new ministerial taskforce to explore how they can use all available levers across government, recognising the wide-ranging causes of child poverty.
I am keen to work closely with the new UK Government on our shared ambition of tackling poverty, this will include discussing the role of the benefit system at the DWP and Welsh Government Interministerial Group. Our own ambitious Child Poverty Strategy for Wales published earlier this year will be informing our discussions at a Wales and UK level.