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We won't sweep away poverty just by giving somebody a brush

The government’s 2005 child poverty target was set using the most widely accepted definition of poverty, namely a household income that is 60% or less of the average (median) household income in that year. The latest year for which data is available is 2004/05; the 60% threshold was worth £183 per week for a two adult household, £100 per week for a single adult, £268 per week for two adults living with two children, and £186 per week for a single adult living…

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