Former prime minister Gordon Brown, who commissioned the report, urged 'immediate action' to address the impact hardest hit households face
For an out-of-work couple with two children, the loss is almost £1,300 or £1,600 if higher inflation for worse-off households is taken into account, according to the analysis., and the loss will be higher if it increases further.
In an introduction to the paper, Mr Brown said: “It is the urgent task of the next prime minister to ensure that families have enough to live, through this crisis and beyond,” he said. He added: “We have heard from the families we’ve met and those highlighted in the report that the flat-rate payments offered by the Government won’t stretch far enough for families who each have different needs and circumstances.The report, carried out by Professor Donald Hirsch at Loughborough University, has 56 signatories including charities, organisations and faith groups.
The charity has repeatedly called for extended access to free school meals for the “millions of children living in poverty” who do not qualify for them.
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