North-east England to unveil £55m package to tackle child poverty
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6S9RJ)
Region's mayor to launch measures to cut unemployment, reduce cost of travel and help children in hardship
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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