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Child Poverty Action Group (655 words) |
 | CPAG has applauded a new programme which boosts the life chances of low income children and their parents. |
| CPAG has also asked why the poorest children of parents who are studying still remain ineligible for $60 per week of Family Assistance due to the strict worktest for the new In-Work Payment. |
| CPAG is concerned that proposed changes to the treatment of beneficiaries appear to have overlooked the needs of children in a drive to push parents into the workforce. |
| BBC NEWS | Business | Child poverty progress 'disappointing' (692 words) |
| Tackling child poverty is an investment for the long-term, and is crucial to delivering world-class education and health services. |
| Poverty remains one of the most serious problems facing children today, with a negative impact on health, education, social and psychological development and future life chances and opportunities. |
| Poverty also leaves a long-term legacy: children in poverty are less likely to stay on in full time education after 16, at greater risk of low pay, unemployment and ill-health. |
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