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I would love to work, but childcare costs are too expensive, and even when my children are older I’m concerned about how I’ll manage during the school holidays. Unless I can find a job in a school I can’t see how I’ll be able to manage.

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Future of a more equal UK society promised today - 3rd of Dec, 2008

Hilary Fisher, Director of the Campaign to End Child Poverty said: “While progress towards the halfway target of 2010 is slow, the Government must be commended for putting forward legislation to enshrine the target of ending child poverty by 2020 in law.

Child poverty impacts on every aspect of children's lives and cost us all. If the Government is to keep its promise to millions of children living in poverty it must ensure that this law is be strong enough to establish that ending the UK's appallingly high level of child poverty becomes a priority for this and any future government."

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Notes to editors

• The Campaign to End Child Poverty is a coalition of more than 140 organisations including Barnardo’s, UNICEF, Save The Children, National Union of Teachers, Oxfam, TUC, NSPCC, Shelter, National Children’s Bureau, Action for Children and Children’s Society.

• Director, Hilary Fisher is available for further comment, call the press office on 0207 278 6745

• 3.9 million children are living in poverty in the UK

• For more information on End Child Poverty go to http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk.

• The comments in this release represent the views of the Campaign to End Child Poverty and do not necessarily reflect the views of member organisations.

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