The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission recommends the Government make it a priority that work pays for all families to enable them to escape poverty.
In its first report, ‘State of the nation 2013’, the Commission argues that the five million adults and children in working poor households are the forgotten people of Britain.
It goes on to urge the Government to focus on reducing in work-poverty by raising the minimum wage.
According to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, chaired by Alan Milburn (right), the UK has one of the highest rates of low pay in the developed world, increasing the risks of in-work poverty.
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