Action for Children responds to Health Equity in England: Marmot Review 10 Years On

Action for Children’s director of policy and campaigns, Imran Hussain, said: 

“This landmark report delivers a devastating judgement on a decade of crippling cuts to lifeline services like Sure Start and benefits for families fighting to keep their heads above water.

“While politicians hail the end of austerity, every day at Action for Children our frontline services tell us child poverty levels are at the worst they can remember with parents coming to us desperate for help to keep their families warm and well fed.

“It’s long past time for the Government to deliver ambitious policies to tackle child poverty and restore the real value of children’s benefits to what they were before they were cut – as well as bring in a National Childhood Strategy to give all vulnerable children a safe and happy childhood.”

ENDS

Huw Beale, Senior Media Officer, Action for Children:
07718 114 038 / [email protected]
(out of hours 07802 806 679 / [email protected])

Action for Children protects and supports vulnerable children and young people by providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. With 476 services in communities across the country, the charity helps more than 387,000 children, teenagers, parents and carers a year. actionforchildren.org.uk