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Child Poverty Act 2010

Section 3: The relative low income target

14.Section 3 sets the relative low income target. This target relates to children who live in households that have low incomes compared to the rest of society. This measure of poverty was agreed as part of the 2003 Department of Work and Pensions consultation, Measuring Child Poverty. The target is that less than 10% of children living in qualifying households live in households that have an equivalised net income below 60% of median equivalised net household income.

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