Young People’s Thoughts on Child Poverty Policy

This research shows that young people have very distinct opinions about child poverty policy, rooted in their lived experiences, and can and want to, take part in designing policy responses. If we’re serious about improving the lives and future life chances of young people living in deprived neighbourhoods, we need to understand their perspectives and experiences so we can address what matters to them. A good way of doing this might be to work with young people in developing policy approaches to poverty. This research suggests that this might lead to quite a different approach.