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Children living in poverty - The government's strategy PDF

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S trategy Children Living in Poverty The Government’s Strategy (2015–2017) PB 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 6 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 6 7 8 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 8 9 10

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