Parents targeted on child poverty

Both parents in low-income families could be encouraged to work to help meet child poverty targets under plans being considered by the government.
Ministers are concerned they will fail to meet their commitment to end child poverty by 2020 if only one parent in the poorest families has a job.
Incentives to encourage the second parent to find work are being explored.
But poverty campaigners warned that pushing both parents into work could harm the well-being of their children.
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