High on the list of priorities is tackling child poverty. The child element of the Child Tax Credit will be increased by £25 from April 2008, and another £25 from April 2010. With other measures this is designed to lift 100,000 children out of poverty.
However children's charities accused the government of not doing enough. Hilary Fisher, director of the Campaign to End Chid Poverty, said the government is backing down on its promise to end child poverty. "They have set clear targets to end child poverty and are now backing away from them," she said.
Other areas receiving investment include education, support for 16- to 17-year-olds who are seeking work, and school sport and activities.
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