The full report, below, provides an overview of current activity in tackling Child Poverty within the region, identifies effective practice through case studies and links both to regional and local policy.

The findings are based on a representative review of the literature and Practice in the region, and whilst not exhaustive they represent an invaluable starting point for further analyses/ investigation.

The report summarises the initial desk research and scoping, summarises a review of relevant literature and introduces conclusions and recommendations to inform future action planning. The accompanying Case Studies Brochure contains the seven regional case studies of effective practice produced as part of this research.

Child Poverty in the East Midlands: Identifying What Works (Full Report)

Other related documents and reports available include: 

East Midlands Local Authority Child Poverty Maps (pdf 724KB)

The framework spreadsheet for projects relating Child poverty in the East Midlands (Excel 49KB)

Ethnicity and child poverty: A report from DWP which aims to significantly develop the evidence base on ethnicity and child poverty

Links to other Child poverty Resources:

Tackling child poverty: are you on target?

Preventing and tackling child poverty

Poverty indicators

Joseph Rowntree publications

DWP research: Living with poverty - a review of the literature on children's and families' experiences of poverty. (This report presents the findings from an extensive review of recent research examining the views and experiences of low-income children and parents, covering topics such as housing, schools, neighbourhoods, public services and family life. The author draws on evidence from in-depth interviews, focus groups, group work, case studies, participatory workshops and action research to describe the lived experience of contemporary poverty amongst children and parents in the UK.)