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Campaigners march to end child poverty

12 November 2008

Hundreds of marchers, including many children, gathered at Millbank, near Lambeth Bridge, before proceeding to Trafalgar Square for a rally with speeches and entertainment.

Anti-child poverty campaigners marched through London last month.

Hundreds of marchers, including many children, gathered at Millbank, near Lambeth Bridge, before proceeding to Trafalgar Square for a rally with speeches and entertainment.

‘Keep the promise’ was organised by the Campaign to End Child Poverty, a coalition of 120 organisations, including PCS.

The campaign says the 2009 Budget is the last real chance the government has to meet its 2010 target to halve child poverty.
The coalition’s research shows more than a third of UK children live in low-income families or families in poverty.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “Child poverty is a stain on this country’s character. We were delighted to support this rally and would urge all our members to join the campaign.”
After meeting group members, prime minister Gordon Brown repeated a pledge to impose a legal duty on government to eradicate child poverty by 2020.

The official government measure of poverty is where a family is living on below 60% of median household income – the income midway between the highest and lowest.

The Campaign to End Child Poverty defines poverty as when a family has an average of £10 per person per day to live on, or less. For more information see www.endchildpoverty.org.uk