“The reality is that families managing on low incomes are being hit hard by cuts to services, having to turn to food banks to supplement a much reduced safety net.”
“Focusing on getting parents back into work is important but, at present, most of those in poverty are working and the stark reality is that some parents can be worse off in work than being unemployed.”
Statements from the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and 4Children respectively seemed to match the reaction of many to the government’s proposals to end child poverty by 2020. The government’s ambition, set out in a consultation document published last week, is admirable, but the reality on the ground is far-removed from the spin of Westminster.
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