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Child poverty target changes signalled by coalition Labour set the target of eliminating child poverty, so no household has an income of 60% or below the national median, by 2020. But Duncan Smith described that approach as hugely expensive and said: "It looks set to have failed. ...

Child poverty target changes signalled by coalition The government is planning to change official targets for reducing poverty , arguing that simply comparing relative incomes leads to perverse incentives and does little to promote better life chances. The move was signalled by the work and pensions ...