'Children are being pulled into poverty and deprivation.'
The Government need to consider a"targeted approach for vulnerable children and their families" in Budget 2024, according to Barnardos.
"There are real concerns going forward about how they're going to either maintain standards of living or make sure that they don't drop and be pulled into further deprivation," he said. "[The Taoiseach's] specific programme offers to provide support directly to parents who are struggling, who found themselves under huge pressure over the last 12 months.
"When there have been say double child benefit payments, how could they potentially be targeted better in the future towards families who are really struggling under pressure?" he asked. "But there are other things that the Government can do, [like] tackle this issue of escalating uniform prices. That doesn't cost anything for the Government.Bernardos say they are very conscious of the number of children in emergency accommodation.
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