Concerns were raised last week in the House of Commons as thegovernment's Child Poverty Bill was scrutinised by the public billcommittee. The bill stipulates a target that by 2010 less than 10 percent of children will be living in relative low income poverty - definedas households with less than 60 per cent of median national income.
But charities say children most at risk of poverty, including disabledchildren and minority ethnic children, will remain deprived.
On being asked by the committee if the target could lead to smallvulnerable groups moving further into poverty, Kate Green, chiefexecutive of Child Poverty Action Group, said: "That is absolutely arisk."
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