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There was one member question from Will Forster. The questions and responses were published as a supplement to the agenda.

There was one member question from Will Forster. The questions and responses were published as a supplement to the agenda. Will Forster asked if the council would be implementing a poverty strategy and requested the council to reconsider the small area disadvantage fund. The Cabinet Member for Children and Families explained that a poverty strategy would be taken to Cabinet in November and Full Council in December in response to an increase in families struggling financially. The report will address the pathways into poverty. The Cabinet Member for Education and Learning explained that over 22,000 children in Surrey had benefited from supermarket vouchers since December 2020 and the Surrey crisis fund had provided support to many families in Surrey. It was added that there was a broad range of services already on offer to families who were struggling.