The final report of the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances (PDF, 1,446kB), conducted by Frank Field, was published on December 3rd 2010. The report sets out a new approach to meeting the Government’s target of abolishing child poverty.
As part of the review process the report team considered a wide range of evidence including academic and government reports, national statistics, analytical papers, consultation responses, and oral evidence from experts and practitioners. The report draws heavily on numerous pieces of work conducted by members of the IFSOCCA team.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation responded to the Independent Review in January 2011. Paul Gregg formed part of the consultation team. Response to the UK Government’s Tackling Child Poverty and Improving Life Chances: Consulting on a New Approach (PDF, 233kB).
Washbrook conducted a commissioned analysis to inform the Review's recommendations on the adoption of an official set of Life Chances Indictors. Early Environments and Child Outcomes: An Analysis Commission for the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances (PDF, 1,197kB).
Blanden, J. and Gregg, P. (2004) Family Income and Educational Attainment: A Review of Approaches and Evidence for Britain. CMPO Working Paper Series No 04/101.
Gregg, P. and Goodman, A. (2010) Children’s Educational Outcomes: the role of attitudes and behaviours, from early childhood to late adolescence,Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol and Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Gregg, P. and Macmillan, L. (2010) “Family income, education and cognitive ability in the next generation: exploring income Gradients in education and test scores for current cohorts of youth” in Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 2010 Volume 1 Issue 3 pp 259-280.
Gregg, P, Propper C and Washbrook E. (2008) Understanding the Relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes: a decomposition analysis, CMPO working paper 08/193.
Vignoles A. and Meschi E. (2010) The determinants of non-cognitive and cognitive schooling outcomes: A report to the Department for Children Schools and Families. CEE Special Report 004.
Waldfogel, J (2010) Britain’s War on Poverty, Russell Sage Foundation.
Waldfogel, J. and Washbrook E. (2009) Income-related gaps in school readiness in the U.S. and U.K. APPAM Fall Research Conference.
Waldfogel, J. and Washbrook, E. (2008) Early years policy (PDF, 288kB), Sutton Trust.
