Camden Council has announced a taskforce to look at the issue of child poverty.

The Raise Camden Taskforce will be co-chaired by the Council Leader, Councillor Richard Olszewski and Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the Institute of Health Equity and Professor of Epidemiology at University College London.

The taskforce has been launched following a report commissioned by Camden Council and produced by the Institute of Health Equity which delves deep into the continuing impact of child poverty in Camden.

UK projections for the next generation’s health and wellbeing and social mobility are worse than their parents’ for the first time. Low-income families are at higher risk of poor health, which can limit education or employment opportunities and make it harder for families to escape poverty.

Read the full article and find the published report here:

https://news.camden.gov.uk/camden-launches-child-poverty-taskforce/