Figures released last week in the report Homes Below Average Income showthat Tony Blair's pledge in 1999 to halve child poverty in Britain by2010 is likely to fail. The report considers a family to be poor if theyare living on less than 60 per cent of Britain's average level ofhousehold income. For more information visit www.dwp.gov.uk
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