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Monday, March 26, 2007

Reduction in child poverty falling short of target

Shocking news that reported in Financial Times reports that the government is way behind its target to halve child poverty by 2010, figures due to be published tomorrow will show.

Official statistics will show that the government is still struggling to make progress on the issue having missed the first milestone, a reduction of one-quarter by 2005, by some 300,000 children. By Chris Giles and Nicholas Timmins Published: March 26 2007 03:00

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