Improving policies for the working poor: Lessons from the UK experience

Abstract:

Nine years ago, Tony Blair (who was then British prime minister) and Gordon Brown (who was then chancellor of the exchequer) made an ambitious pledge &emdash; to reduce child poverty by half in 10 years and to end child poverty in 20 years. In this article, Jane Waldfogel reports on what the UK has done to reduce child poverty and support the working poor.