<p>Evidence suggests that working substantially reduces the risk of child poverty and growing up in poverty is a strong predictor of children’s education and future earnings.</p><p>These measures form one part of a wider package that also improves our childcare offer to support parents into work/into more or better paid work. The wider package is expected to encourage 700,000 lead carers of children on Universal Credit to look for work or increase their hours and will receive additional Work Coach support to do so. Previously they would have had only limited requirements, or no requirements at all.</p>