It wants to see the eradication timetable halved to 10 years and firmer targets and milestones. It believes, for example, that redistribution of wealth should be higher up the agenda. We are an unequal nation, not a poor one - redistribution, although politically sensitive, must be more explicitly on the agenda. There is a limit to what can be achieved by economic growth and redistribution 'by stealth'. The CPAG wants the reversal of the government's planned income tax cut, the introduction of a minimum income standard for both the employed and the unemployed, an overhaul of the social fund and the extension of free school meals to cover all children living in poverty.
Research shows that poverty has a dire effect on children's health and development.
Poor nutrition, for example, can lead to low birthweight babies, which causes greater risk of other health problems in later life. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.