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PARENTS will be encouraged to work rather than rely on benefits under a welfare shake-up designed to lift 250,000 children out of poverty. Mr Darling announced almost £1billion for low-income families, as Labour faces missing its target of halving child poverty by 2010. From next April, child tax credits will increase £50 a year above inflation for the poorest households. And from October next year, child benefit will not be taken into account when calculating income for housing and council tax benefit. This will boost the income of the poorest working families by £17 a week. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
