Government will miss 2010 child poverty target

Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, published earlier in 2009, concluded that the government would miss its target of halving child poverty by 2010 unless it introduced new policies.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation expressed its disappointment that the 2009-10 Budget did not do enough to put progress back on track. The Budget rise of £20 per year in the child element of the child tax credit will add approximately 38p per week to families' incomes. In contrast, research by Joseph Rowntree Foundation showed that a rise of £12.50 per week would be needed to meet the target of halving child poverty by 2010.

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