Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9)

Part 1 National targets, strategies and reports

Targets relating to child poverty

4 The combined low income and material deprivation target

(1) The combined low income and material deprivation target is that less than 5% of children who live in qualifying households—

(a) live in households that fall within the relevant income group, and

(b) experience material deprivation.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a household falls within the relevant income group, in relation to a financial year, if its equivalised net income for the financial year is less than 70% of median equivalised net household income for the financial year.

(3) Regulations must specify the circumstances in which a child is to be regarded for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) as experiencing material deprivation in a financial year.