Campaigners were disappointed by last month's Budget as it was the first time in many years that government targets to end child poverty by 2020 were not flagged. Chancellor Alistair Darling pledged an extra £20 a year in child tax credits, equating to less than the cost of a pint of milk a week. Campaigners said £3bn in extra tax credits was needed to meet the 2010 target.
But Hilary Fisher, director of the Campaign to End Child Poverty, told CYP Now she has not given up on the halfway target. "The pre-Budget report is still there and we shall be working hard to lobby the government to meet the 2010 target in the run-up to that," she said.
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