Child poverty set to rise, says social mobility commission

[Northerner]

The UK risks becoming a "permanently divided" society unless "radical new approaches" are taken by the next government, a report suggests.

The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission also claims the target to reduce child poverty by half by 2020 will not be met.

Chairman Alan Milburn said the three largest Westminster parties were being "less than frank" on the issue.

He said housing costs and youth unemployment needed to be tackled.

Mr Milburn, a former Labour minister, said the current government had "discredited existing child poverty targets and failed to put in place new ones", creating an "unholy mess".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29686628

 

[HOBIE]

I don't buy newspapers but there are lots & lots of stories about people with lots of kids getting x £s a week. I was brought up to work hard & if you could not afford you did not get ? I had 3 paper rounds Morning/Tea-time & sunday morn. Never been on dole in my life & self employed since 21. I think I have a life threatening illness.