Child Poverty Action Group wins award

Child Poverty Action Group has been given the ‘Outstanding contribution from a non-academic organisation’ award at the annual awards ceremony of the Social Policy Association.

Journalist Polly Toynbee, who presented the award, paid tribute to CPAG’s contribution over many years to the development of social policy that addresses poverty in Britain.

CPAG’s Chief Executive, Kate Green, who accepted the award on behalf of the organisation, said:

“We are delighted to receive this award from the Social Policy Association. It is a tribute to the many people who have worked for, or with, CPAG to develop and promote clear and effective policy that brings closer the eradication of child poverty. It is a recognition too of the importance of improving the lives of the 1 in 3 British children living below the poverty line today.”

Notes to Editors

• CPAG is a member of the Campaign to End Child Poverty
• CPAG’s activities over the last year have included the following publications: ‘Poverty in Scotland 2007’; ‘Out of Reach: benefits for disabled children’; ‘Women and Incapacity Benefits’; ‘Comprehensive Spending Review 2007: what it needs to deliver on child poverty’; and ‘Work over welfare: lessons from America?’. CPAG has also provided evidence to several select committee inquiries, held seminars with key representatives of the Government and briefed parliamentarians on matters ranging from the Welfare Reform Bill to parliamentary debates on child poverty, benefits and childcare.
• The Social Policy Association is a professional association open for membership to academics and practitioners working in social policy, and to others with an interest in UK and international social policy (www.social-policy.com)

For further information please contact:
Tim Nichols
CPAG Press Officer
Tel. 020 7812 5216 or 07816 909302
press@cpag.org.uk