Politicians set out differing approaches to tackling child poverty during last week's Shout Out for Children day, organised by charity 4Children.
Neera Sharma, principal policy officer at the charity Barnardo's, said: "The Conservatives said they'd reduce child poverty via the tax system but I don't see how it would work."
And while welcoming the Conservatives' pledge to provide an amnesty for low-income families forced to repay child tax credits because of overpayment by the Inland Revenue, Sharma said: "It's a short-term solution, it won't solve child poverty."
She was also disappointed that only Labour reiterated its pledge to eradicate child poverty by 2020, although the Liberal Democrats later confirmed they fully supported this.
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