Children living in poverty - The government's strategy

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S trategy
Children Living in Poverty
The Government’s Strategy (2015–2017)
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LIST OF MEASURES INCLUDED IN THE STRATEGY
No. Measure Ministry with primary responsibility
Reinforcing the family welfare service’s pre- Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
1
ventive work with vulnerable families Inclusion
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
2 Grants for municipalities to support parents
Inclusion
Programme to follow up low-income families
3 at NAV (Labour and Welfare Administration) Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
offces
Providing help for frst-time parents at risk – Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
4
Nurse-Family Partnership Inclusion
Providing early help for children whose
parents abuse alcohol or drugs and/or have Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
5
mental illnes (the Model Municipality pro- Inclusion
ject)
Ring-fencing the income of children and
6 young people when allocating fnancial assis- Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
tance (social assistance beneft)
The child welfare services’ support for vul-
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
7 nerable infants and young children and their
Inclusion
parents
Increasing the framework for grants for Ministry of Local Government and
8
rental homes Modernisation
Measures to help children who are victims Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
9
of violence – coping and quality of life Inclusion
Government committee on providing support Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
10
for families with children Inclusion
Increasing the one-off maternity/adoption Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
11
payment Inclusion
Providing housing beneft for families with Ministry of Local Government and
12
children and other large households Modernisation
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
13 ØkonomilAppen
Inclusion
Providing free core time in kindergartens
A) Free core time introduced for all four- A) Ministry of Education and Research
and fve-year-olds in low-income families B) Ministry of Children, Equality and
14 B) Trial of free core time as part of area Social Inclusion
initiatives in City of Oslo C) Ministry of Children, Equality and
C) Development funding Social Inclusion
3
No. Measure Ministry with primary responsibility
National minimum requirement for reduced
15 Ministry of Education and Research
parental contributions for kindergarten
Increasing the understanding of Norwegian
16 among minority-language children in Ministry of Education and Research
kindergarten
Trial of free part-time places in SFO Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
17
after-school programme Inclusion
Building a team around the pupil – more
18 Ministry of Education and Research
professions in school
Teacher development – teamwork for the
19 Ministry of Education and Research
knowledge school
Reinforcing multicultural expertise across
20 Ministry of Education and Research
the entire educational sector
Supporting children within the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
21
child welfare services at school Inclusion
Work to combat bullying and to improve the
22 Ministry of Education and Research
learning environment in schools
Providing swimming lessons for pupils with
23 Ministry of Education and Research
an immigrant background
Programme for better completion of upper Ministry of Education and Research
24
secondary education in partnership with the relevant ministries
Ministry of Education and Research,
Coordinated, interdisciplinary help for Ministry of Children, Equality and
25 vulnerable children and young people under Social Inclusion, Ministry of Labour and
the age of 24 (the 0–24 Partnership) Social Affairs and Ministry of Health
and Care Services
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
26 Mentor functions for young people
Inclusion
Increased scholarship share for pupils from
27 Ministry of Education and Research
low-income families
National grant scheme to combat child Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
28
poverty Inclusion
4
No. Measure Ministry with primary responsibility
Measures for children and young people in Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
29
large cities Inclusion
Grant scheme to prevent and reduce
poverty among children and families who
30 are in contact with the social services Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
at NAV (the Labour and Welfare
Administration)
Measures to combat child poverty from the
31 Ministry of Culture
voluntary feld
32 Grants for local teams and associations Ministry of Culture
Open-air measures for children and young
33 Ministry of Culture
people
34 Inclusion in sports teams Ministry of Culture
35 Grants to voluntary centres Ministry of Culture
36 Public libraries Ministry of Culture
Frifond support scheme for children and
37 Ministry of Culture
young people
Voluntary work to prevent loneliness and
38 Ministry of Health and Care Services
promote social inclusion
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
39 Leisure activities for everyone
Inclusion and Ministry of Culture
Reinforcing the health centre and school
40 Ministry of Health and Care Services
health service
Mental health support for children in child Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
41
welfare institutions Inclusion
4 5
No. Measure Ministry with primary responsibility
Programme for public health in the
42 municipalities, focusing on children and Ministry of Health and Care Services
young people
Strengthening municipal mental health
43 Ministry of Health and Care Services
services
New escalation plan for alcohol and drug Ministry of Health and Care Services in
44
abuse support services partnership with the relevant ministries
Programme to combat social inequality in
45 Ministry of Health and Care Services
dental health
Setting activity requirements for recipients
46 of fnancial assistance (social assistance Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
beneft)
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
47 The Job Opportunity – expansion
Inclusion
Project for increased completion of upper Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and
48
secondary education Ministry of Education and Research
Trial with NAV (Labour and Welfare Admin- Ministry of Education and Research and
49
istration) guides in upper secondary school Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
50 The qualifcation programme Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
The Introduction Act
– qualifcation for work and training
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
51 A) The Introduction Scheme
Inclusion
B) Norwegian lessons and learning about
Norwegian society
Increasing knowledge about child poverty in
the municipalities Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
52 A) Indicators of child poverty Inclusion in partnership with the relevant
B) Guide for cross-sectoral work to combat ministries

child poverty
Defning knowledge gaps and measures that
could cover priority areas Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
53 A) Counteracting the reproduction of Inclusion in partnership with the relevant
poverty ministries
B) Knowledge coordination
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No. Measure Ministry with primary responsibility
Girls with a minority background and
54 Ministry of Culture
participation in sport
Social reporting – fnance and living
55 Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
conditions for various low-income groups
Coordinated databases from Statistics Ministry of Local Government and
56
Norway Modernisation
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
57 Knowledge about spending in families
Inclusion
Research on civil society and the voluntary
58 Ministry of Culture
sector
Ministry of Local Government and
59 Final evaluation of the Groruddal project
Modernisation
Coordinating government grant schemes
A) Coordinating and simplifying the use of A) Ministry of Children, Equality and
government grant schemes Social Inclusion and Ministry of
60 B) Stimulate coordinated initiatives that Labour and Social Affairs
could be included in the municipal B) Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
authorities’ plans for work with children
and young people
Stimulating the development of social Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in
61
entrepreneurship in the feld of poverty partnership with the relevant ministries
Preparing common guidelines for collab-
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social
oration and distribution of responsibility
62 Inclusion and Ministry of Labour and
between the child welfare services and NAV
Social Affairs
(the Labour and Welfare Administration)
Simplifying grant schemes for voluntary
63 Ministry of Culture
organisations
Grants for good environments for growing The Norwegian Ministry of Children,
64
up and safe local communities Equality and Social Inclusion
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CONTENTS
Foreword 11
Introduction 14
PART I THE STRATEGY’S FOCUS AREAS 19
1 Preventing poverty by supporting vulnerable families
with children 21
2 Completing the course of education – kindergarten and
school 31
3 Participation and inclusion – leisure, culture and sport 41
4 Providing good health services to all children and
young people 51
5 Access to work for young people and parents 59
6 Research and statistics 65
7 Distribution of responsibility and sharing expertise –
the state, the municipal authority and the voluntary sector 73
Following up the strategy 80
PART II KNOWLEDGE BASIS 82
Experiences and advice from children and young people 83
Child poverty – a knowledge summary 90
A summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 115
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