A study, One Parent Families, Poverty and Labour Policy, commissioned by the charity and carried out by Cambridge University, says the Government must also regularly up-rate benefit and tax credit levels and increase the minimum wage and tax allowances in line with incomes rather than prices.
Kate Green, director of the National Council for One Parent Families, said, 'Setting targets for reducing child poverty was a brave and historic step, but it is clear from our study they cannot be met without policy reforms and increased, sustained investment. The Government should increase the child tax credit by 12 per child per week to put it in line with its target.'
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