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Government has missed an opportunity to meet the 2010 target of halving child poverty - 9th of Dec, 2009
In response to today’s Pre Budget Report, the End Child Poverty campaign welcomed the Government’s announcements on free school meals but recognises this does not go far enough and more must be done to have a direct impact on children living in poverty.
Samantha Hyde, Director of the campaign said
‘’The extension of free school meals will take 50,000 children out of poverty but falls woefully short of what is needed to make the Government’s 2010 target to halve child poverty. The goal to end child poverty by 2020 can be met but we need to see governments taking bolder action”.
‘’The recession must not be used as an excuse for missing the 2010 target; ending child poverty is not only a moral obligation but would also save the exchequer an estimated £25billon a year and go a long way to cutting the government deficit.’’
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Notes to Editors
· End Child Poverty will have a spokesman available to comment throughout the day
· End Child Poverty’s Recession Recovery Package for Families is available at http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/news/news/recession-recovery-package-for-families-/23/173
· Our new report by Donald Hirsch, ‘Through Thick and Thin’, indicates the effects of the recession on employment and is available on our website at http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/why-end-child-poverty/through-thick-and-thin
· For up-to-date background facts and stats on UK poverty, visit: http://endchildpoverty.org.uk/why-end-child-poverty/key-facts
· ECP is a coalition of over 150 member organisations campaigning for public and political commitment to ensure the goals of halving child poverty by 2010 and ending child poverty by 2020 are met.
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