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Campaigners set out proposals for a better deal for low-income taxpayers
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Caroline Flint insists govt is making progress on child poverty
Ministers ‘drawing back’ from child poverty pledge

Gordon Brown has been accused of backing away from his pledge to eradicate child poverty. A report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found one in three children are still living in poverty, while MPs questioned the government’s commitment to halving child poverty by 2010. The JRF report found poverty had worsened over the past… Read more »

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Brown previews new benefit crackdowns
Skills push for benefit claimants

The prime minister today set out plans for a new crackdown on benefit claimants as part of a government bid to boost the skilled workforce. Gordon Brown previewed a new carrot-and-stick approach, billed as a new balance of rights and responsibilities. Lone parents and those on incapacity benefits will be encouraged to seek training to… Read more »