Child Poverty
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Child poverty measure to be removed
Legal requirements to lift children out of relative poverty are to be abolished as the Government reforms the way it measures the problem, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has announced. Mr Duncan Smith will bring forward
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Child poverty 'lowest since 1980s'
Figures the Government said showed 2.3 million children were classed as living in relative poverty, the lowest level since the 1980s, have sparked controversy. The Department for Work and Pensions said the percentage of children in relative
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1m rise in child poverty predicted
More than one million more children will fall into poverty in the UK by the end of the decade, new research has predicted. The assessment by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the projected increases from 2010/11 to 2020/21 will reverse
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Poverty 'affects 20% of children'
One in five British children live below the poverty line, research has revealed. The Campaign to End Child Poverty published figures today showing that 20.2 per cent of British children are classified as below the poverty line before housing
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IDS vows to tackle child poverty
Iain Duncan Smith will seek to reassure critics that he is committed to ending child poverty but insist that "meaningful and accurate" measures must replace "arbitrary" household income targets. The Work and Pensions
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Ministers warned over child poverty
Severe Government budget cuts pose a "real danger" of pushing more families into poverty, ministers have been warned. In a joint report, the UK's four Children's Commissioners said they were "deeply concerned"
