The proposal comes from Longfield's think-tank The Centre for Young Lives and urges the next government to aim to halve child poverty by 2029, primarily through a "No10 Poverty Unit" dedicated to tackling the issue.
In 2022/23, the number of children living in poverty increased by 100,000 from 4.2 million in 2021/22 to 4.3 million children, according to Action for Children.
An abolishment of the two-child benefit cap, expansion of the free school meals scheme to all children in families in receipt of universal credit, and an extension of Pupil Premium funding to disadvantaged young people aged 16 to 18 has also been suggested to support vulnerable children.
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