The question of whether the Government will meet its first target on eradicating child poverty will be answered next week with the release of the Households Below Average Income figures for 2004-05, expected on 9 March.
Since 1999 the Government has been implementing an ambitious plan to eradicate child poverty from the UK by 2020. The figures released next week will be the first indicator as to whether it is on track. The aim was to reduce the poverty of under-16s by a quarter by 2005, largely through employment incentives such as child tax credits and working tax credits.
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