Some areas of the country have made steady progress and many local authorities have clearly worked hard to better the lives of children living in poverty. However, in other parts of the country, a more sustained effort is undoubtedly needed to ensure that future generations do not lose out and are supported towards the best opportunities in life.
We now live in a changing era in which local authorities are coping with reduced budgets for even the most visible frontline services. But this should not be used as an excuse to let children down. Child poverty, if left untackled, will store up bigger costs to our public services – from the NHS to the criminal justice system – in decades to come. It is simply a false economy not to act.
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