Is Welfare to Work Sustainable

Because a fair society and the strongest possible economy depend upon leaving no one behind, Britain must build on the reforms taking nearly one million children out of poverty and give every child the best possible start in life. So our [fourth] ambition is - by the end of the next decade - child poverty reduced by half - on our way to ending child poverty within twenty years. (Chancellor of the Exchequer, pre-budget report, November 1999)