Opinion: The Minister's view - The next steps to help eradicate child poverty

Despite significant reductions since 1997 in the numbers of children living in poor families, 22 per cent of children in the UK are still living in poverty, and families with children aged under five are more likely to be living in poverty than those with older children. Poverty stunts a child's opportunities. It limits their educational chances, blights their health and happiness, and often curtails their aspirations too. This Government has already demonstrated its commitment to tackling this problem when we made our historic...