CYP Now - NCB Now: Government urged to keep promise

Nearly three-in-four people in the UK (73 per cent) believe the government should be doing more to help the poorest families cope with rising prices, according to a new YouGov survey carried out for End Child Poverty.

The survey was published as the charity launched its Keep the promisecampaign to make the government keep its commitment to end childpoverty.

The survey found that the impact of rising prices was most sharply feltamong those on low incomes, with over half (51 per cent) saying thatthey had cut back on food, 52 per cent on fuel and 63 per cent onclothing.

Hilary Fisher, director of End Child Poverty, said: "In the UKone-in-three children grow up in poverty and for them and their parentslife is getting tougher. We want people to send a message to GordonBrown that his government must keep its promise to the country'schildren."

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