But they will not be reached without new policies and significant investment. Barnardo's estimates that on current policies, there will be 30,000 more disabled children living in poverty in 2010 than there were in 2005.
Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) has published Disabled Children and Child Poverty in support of the wider Campaign to End Child Poverty. We want the government to invest £4bn in tax credits and benefits to meet the 2010 target. This would lift 140,000 disabled children out of poverty.
We also want specific action to tackle the drivers of poverty in families with disabled children. Most urgent is a major campaign to improve take-up of the disability living allowance. This is the key benefit for families with disabled children, yet EDCM estimates at least 100,000 families who are eligible for it are missing out.
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