Child poverty a ‘national scandal’

Child poverty remains not just a moral imperative but a national scandal, Fergus Finlay from Barnardos said yesterday.

The Government received an F grade in the area of child poverty in the 2015 Report Card published by the Children’s Rights Alliance. It grades the Government’s performance on issues affecting children against stated commitments in the programme for government.

An F in the area of child poverty is the worst grade of all areas and a fall from last year’s E grade.