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Child poverty |
06 April 2005 |
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Are the ongoing problems of the CSA adding to the numbers of children living in poverty?
On Monday, Stephen Geraghty took up his post as Chief Executive of the Child Support Agency.
When it was set up ten years ago the aim of the CSA was to help some of the poorest families in Britain, but the agency has become notorious for inefficacy and inefficiency.
In a recent press release the Citizen's Advice Bureau pointed out there would need to be 'radical improvements' and 'fast' if the CSA is ever to live up to its original promise to deliver regular maintenance to families with children.
The government's goal is to lift all 4.4 million children who were living in poverty in 1999 above the line by 2020; a million children by 2005.
Whilst the government has made significant moves against one of the highest child poverty rates in Europe the Institute for Fiscal Studies now suggest they are unlikely to meet their target.
Prince's Trust
Child Support Agency
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