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Children’s charity welcomes Labour Party’s continued commitment
to ‘abolishing child poverty’
13.04.05
'The emphasis
given to child poverty in today’s Labour Party manifesto is welcome.
The task is considerable, but vital if we are to achieve a just
and successful society,' said CPAG's Chief Executive Kate Green
OBE.
'Recent policy
has worked to reduce child poverty – but we are still only
at the beginning. To truly end child poverty we need much more
effort – from Labour and from the other political parties
– to reach this ambition. Gordon Brown's promise at Labour’s
manifesto launch to take a million children out of poverty through
a next term must be a very urgent priority.'
For further
comment:
Ashley Riley
Press Officer
Tel. 020 7812 5216
Mobile 07811 324339
Email ariley@cpag.org.uk
Notes:
 CPAG
have published a manifesto 'Ten
steps to a society free from child poverty' which calls
on all political parties to sign up to 10 demands.
CPAG’s ten
steps to a society free of child poverty are:
- All political
parties to commit to eradicate child poverty.
- Poverty proof
policies – make each consistent with eradicating child poverty.
- Uprate the
combined value of child tax credit and child benefit at least
in line with the fastest growing of prices or earnings. The element
of this that is child benefit ought to be maximised.
- Increase
the adult payments within income support in line with those for
children.
- Reform the
administration of tax credits and benefits – ensure they get the
right amount to the right people at the right time.
- Ensure all
children have full access to the requirements – meals, uniforms
and activities – of their education.
- Provide benefit
entitlements to all UK residents equally, irrespective of immigration
status.
- Work towards
better jobs, not just more jobs.
- Introduce
free at the point of delivery, good quality universal childcare.
- Reduce the
disproportionate burden of taxation on poorer families.
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