Budget overlooks families living in poverty, warn campaigners

23 March 2011 2 mins read Janaki Mahadevan Early Years Children's Services Child poverty Social Care

Campaigners have lambasted Chancellor George Osborne for ignoring calls to protect the most vulnerable families who are set to feel the impact of changes to welfare provision next month.

In his Budget speech to parliament, Osborne said the measures set out for the economy would help families to cope with the cost of living.

But reacting to the speech, organisations that work with low-income families said the Chancellor had overlooked children, young people and families living in poverty.

Rhian Beynon, head of policy at charity Family Action, said: "We were disappointed there wasn’t more on poorer families and children. Under the government’s statutory obligations they really should have published a child poverty strategy by now and appointed a child poverty commission and they haven’t done that so it was very concerning that he didn’t take the opportunity to even briefly refer to what their plans are.

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