| “…in order to consider how poverty is best measured in the UK we need to consider a broader set of questions, discussed in this report, about: - The nature and definition of poverty itself, and its related concepts of deprivation and exclusion
- The normative case for eradication of poverty
- The UK policy context: the efficacy of the poverty response here, and how poverty measurement might impact on it
- Public attitudes to poverty and poverty measurement.”
“…the data on child development…are particularly poor because it has not been measured regularly.” “This will require some new data collection in addition to drawing together new data in an annual indicator set. This recommendation chimes with the thinking of the independent Field view into poverty and life chances, which is due to report by the end of 2010 and is likely to recommend an annual ‘Life Chances Index’ to track children’s life chances.” “It would span education, health and social service needs and cover physical development, emotional and behavioural development, cognitive development, linguistic development, attachment and bonding in the early years, and temperament.” “There is a need for an annual multi-dimensional analysis of household-level poverty and social exclusion. This should be based on Understanding Society (and supported through other datasets where necessary)” “It will enable government to track how policy is impacting on the key predictors of social mobility. The government should develop an evidence-based, light-touch universal screening for children to support local services in identifying children and families in need of extra support and directing them to those services…” | 