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Majority want next Welsh government must invest in services and housing to end child poverty, Unison Cymru survey finds

by David Nicholson

THREE-QUARTERS of the Welsh public want the next Welsh government to lift children out of poverty, a Unison Cymru Wales survey revealed today.

The public service union is calling on the next Welsh government to address the issue of child poverty through investment in public services and high-quality council and social housing.

One in three children in Wales live in poverty, according to the Joseph Rowntree Trust.

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