09/03/2004
More must be done to remove 'pockets of poverty': charity
Every country and region within the UK suffers from "pockets of poverty" and government initiatives have been "limited" in their attempts to reduce poverty, according to a new report today.
The report, 'Poverty: the facts', by the Child Poverty Action Group, found that child poverty was in decline in Britain, however, more needed to be done for the regions and the population groups who have fallen furthest behind, according to the charity.
Poverty is most acutely felt in Wales and the north east, said the charity. Wales was poorer than Great Britain as a whole, while the North East has an average annual income of almost £4,000 less than the rest of the country, the report said.
The author of the report Dr Paul Dornan said: "Poverty; the facts is a timely reminder… that despite government intervention much more needs to be done and at a faster rate.
"The effects of income poverty – of not having enough money – often leads to what can be a spiral of worsening deprivation. The government must do more to get more money to those who need it."
(gmcg)
The report, 'Poverty: the facts', by the Child Poverty Action Group, found that child poverty was in decline in Britain, however, more needed to be done for the regions and the population groups who have fallen furthest behind, according to the charity.
Poverty is most acutely felt in Wales and the north east, said the charity. Wales was poorer than Great Britain as a whole, while the North East has an average annual income of almost £4,000 less than the rest of the country, the report said.
The author of the report Dr Paul Dornan said: "Poverty; the facts is a timely reminder… that despite government intervention much more needs to be done and at a faster rate.
"The effects of income poverty – of not having enough money – often leads to what can be a spiral of worsening deprivation. The government must do more to get more money to those who need it."
(gmcg)
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