Quids for Kids

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Tackling child poverty through take-up

Welcome to the Quids for Kids toolkit – equipping you with the materials for running successful benefits and tax credits take-up work to support you in tackling child poverty.

These materials have been developed by CPAG and the Local Government Association and are aimed at advisers in local authorities but can also be used by those working in the voluntary sector. They form part of the Child Poverty Toolkit, developed by CPAG and Inclusion, to help local authorities analyse child poverty in their areas and develop their child poverty strategy. So you have the added benefit of being able to draw upon local data, policy and strategy briefs within this wider Child Poverty Toolkit.

 

What’s in the Quids for Kids toolkit?

 

Policy briefing – setting out the important role take-up work plays in tackling child poverty and why it matters to your local area and your council.

 

Good practice examples – giving some great examples of take-up work covering the following:

  • Work with Children's Centres
  • Help with school costs
  • Into-work campaigns
  • Tax Credit take-up
  • Childcare costs
  • Children with disabilities
  • Housing and Council Tax Benefit services
  • Young people leaving care

Use the links on the left of this page to access the Good Practice Examples or download the full set :

Top tips for running successful take-up campaigns.

 

Quids for Kids logo – the logo is freely available for download to badge locally based take up materials designed to increase take up of benefits by families with children. It may be available for use by national organisations, with permission. Please contact Alison Miller at the LGA Alison.Miller@lga.gov.uk for advice.


A-Z of benefit entitlements (click on the link on the left or download here as a WORD document)

The following leaflets for running targeted campaigns (all available as WORD documents)

Benefits for an ill or disabled child

Benefits for an ill or disabled adult

Tax credits

Housing benefit and council tax benefit

Benefits when moving into work

Training Courses - CPAG's Benefit take-up campaigns course 11 May and 17 September 2009.  This practical course assists advisers to run take-up initiatives covering why take-up is needed, barriers to claiming, who to target, publicity materials, and evaluation.  It also covers the requirements of the Audit Commission housing and Council Tax benefit inspection.  For details of fees and how to book go to www.cpag.org.uk

Acknowledgements - CPAG would like to thank Celia Minoughan, Barbara Alexander and Michelle Buyukertas for all their work on updating the materials and the LGA as project partner and funder, with particular thanks to Alison Miller. We would also like to thank all the practitioners who contributed by way of case examples or general feedback on the content of the toolkit.

Evaluation - We want these materials to be useful and we will be surveying welfare rights advisers later in the year to find out how well they have worked.