In this paper, EDCM calls for specific action by the government to end child poverty for families with disabled children. It highlights the additional costs and income penalties facing families with disabled children. Families with disabled children are 50 per cent more likely to be in debt than other families and 50 per cent less likely to be able to afford essentials like new clothes or school outings. Steve Broach, EDCM campaign manager, said: "We want government to prove that disabled children are at the heart of the efforts to end child poverty by committing to a major take-up campaign on Disability Living Allowance."
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