Tom MacInnes, co-author of the report, said the fact child poverty fell overall but there was an increase in child poverty among working households is "almost certainly" a result of rises in child benefit and child tax credit payments in 2008.
He said more attention must be paid to getting working families above the poverty line.
"With more than half of all children in poverty belonging to working families, it is simply not possible to base anti-poverty policies on the idea that work alone is a route out of poverty," he said.
"Child poverty in working households must be given the same focus as out-of-work poverty. Until this happens, debates about poverty will continue to be misleading."
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