The city council's new Liberal Democrat leaders wanted to abandon thepilot scheme - introduced by Labour councillors in 2004 at a cost of3.8m a year - claiming it was too expensive (Children Now, 14-21June).
However, last week councillors voted by 29 votes to 25 to save it.
Councillor Darren Hale, deputy leader of the Labour group, said:"Take-up is (greatest) in the most deprived areas of Hull and those whowe want to reach are actually being reached by the project. It is alsostarting to address the health inequalities in the city."
The Child Poverty Action Group welcomed the decision. "It showsconfidence in a pilot scheme that has already been a huge success," saidKate Green, its chief executive.
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