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| Warning over Welsh child poverty | Warning over Welsh child poverty |
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| Nearly 68,000 children in Wales live in poverty despite having at least one parent in work, says new research. | Nearly 68,000 children in Wales live in poverty despite having at least one parent in work, says new research. |
| Researcher the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) wants the UK Government to improve the minimum wage and tax credits for poorer families. | Researcher the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) wants the UK Government to improve the minimum wage and tax credits for poorer families. |
| The UK Government said it was committed to meeting its target of halving child poverty by 2010. | The UK Government said it was committed to meeting its target of halving child poverty by 2010. |
| The Welsh Assembly Government said tackling child poverty was key to "a socially just and prosperous Wales". | The Welsh Assembly Government said tackling child poverty was key to "a socially just and prosperous Wales". |
| The IPPR said 600,000 children across the UK had been lifted out of poverty in the past 10 years. | The IPPR said 600,000 children across the UK had been lifted out of poverty in the past 10 years. |
| But the total number of poor children in working households had stayed the same at 1.4m, it added. | But the total number of poor children in working households had stayed the same at 1.4m, it added. |
| WHO IS POOR? Household income less than 60% of median for similar householdsSingle adult with no children - net income less than £108pw after income tax and housing costsCouple with no children - net income less than £186pw after income tax and housing costsCouple with two children - net income less than £301pw after income tax and housing costsLone parent with two children - net income less than £223pw after income tax and housing costs Source: Joseph Rowntree Foundation | |
| A spokesman for the Treasury said reforms to tax and benefits since 1997 had "greatly improved" work incentives and made work pay. | A spokesman for the Treasury said reforms to tax and benefits since 1997 had "greatly improved" work incentives and made work pay. |
| "The Government is committed to meeting its target of halving child poverty by 2010, and decisions on tax credits and financial support will be taken in the budget and pre-budget report in the usual way," he added. | "The Government is committed to meeting its target of halving child poverty by 2010, and decisions on tax credits and financial support will be taken in the budget and pre-budget report in the usual way," he added. |
| Life chances | Life chances |
| The improvements to tax credits and the national minimum wage suggested by the IPPR report are the responsibility of the UK Government. | The improvements to tax credits and the national minimum wage suggested by the IPPR report are the responsibility of the UK Government. |
| A Welsh Assembly Government spokesman said it was tackling child poverty by improving income levels for families and children in poverty from UK Government sources, promoting financial well-being and improving the life chances of children and families in poverty. | A Welsh Assembly Government spokesman said it was tackling child poverty by improving income levels for families and children in poverty from UK Government sources, promoting financial well-being and improving the life chances of children and families in poverty. |
| "However, we recognise that we must work alongside our partners in the UK as many levers, particularly around income poverty, are not devolved," he said. | "However, we recognise that we must work alongside our partners in the UK as many levers, particularly around income poverty, are not devolved," he said. |
| The assembly government said the abolition of child poverty was "a key requirement in achieving a socially just and economically prosperous Wales". | The assembly government said the abolition of child poverty was "a key requirement in achieving a socially just and economically prosperous Wales". |
| It said it was committed to the aim in the One Wales agreement which led to the coalition government between Labour and Plaid Cymru in Cardiff Bay. | It said it was committed to the aim in the One Wales agreement which led to the coalition government between Labour and Plaid Cymru in Cardiff Bay. |