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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

North-east England to unveil £55m package to tackle child poverty

A boy sits on a step wearing worn-out shoes.
The package includes a £1.4m investment in helping families, financial advice, baby boxes for new parents and free after-school clubs. Photograph: Ralf Geithe/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A £55m package of measures to tackle the “staggering” levels of child poverty in north-east England is to be unveiled at a summit on Monday.

The announcement includes an extension of a scheme that allows young people under 21 to travel on public transport for £1 and a £50m investment programme aimed at helping people to find and stay in work.

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