When:

24th September 2012, 06:15PM

Where:

Hilton Metropole, Surrey Room 2, Brighton

In the light of the government's imminent consultation on a new measure of child poverty, join Demos to discuss the challenges of defining and measuring poverty, the pros and cons of using the poverty line versus more multi-dimensional measures, and the key question - 'will changing our measure of poverty help the government - national and local -  tackle it?

It will include a presentation of Demos's ongoing work on developing a multi-dimensional poverty measure, including the challenges researchers have faced and the findings regarding people's understanding and perception of income-based poverty.

Speakers will include:

• Simon Wright MP, PPS to David Laws MP, Minister of State for Schools and the Cabinet Office
• Julia Unwin CBE, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
• Claudia Wood, Deputy Director, Demos
• Dr Mark Tomlinson, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sheffield 
• David Brindle, Public Services Editor, The Guardian (chair)

This event will take place on Monday 24 September at 18:15-19:30 in the Surrey Room 2, Hilton Metropole, Brighton.

For more information please email partyconference@demos.co.uk

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