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Child Poverty Strategy

It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
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Alex Firth

It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the Child Poverty Act. But those years have been wasted and the commitment has long been abandoned. Now is the perfect time for Labour to recommit to ending child poverty for good, writes Just Fair's Alex Firth
End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: 'We're in a crisis'
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Child poverty

End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: 'We're in a crisis'

Labour must 'immediately' scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
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Child poverty

Labour must 'immediately' scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say

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