Tackling child poverty delivery plan: fourth year progress report 2021-2022 - focus report on households with mothers aged 25 or under

Evidence about child poverty in households with a mother aged 25 or under. The report presents the latest data on the child poverty targets and includes further evidence on the drivers of child poverty among this priority group.


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