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Action Required by Government
- Implement the target Child Benefit increases
- Increase Child Dependent Allowances to lift the poorest children out
of poverty
- Implement the Health Strategy commitment to extend medical card coverage
for families with children. Ultimately, we need to ensure that children
have access to healthcare based on need, not the ability to pay, by
giving all children a medical card
- Fund the employment of the required number of Education Welfare Officers
- End the practice of housing homeless families with children in Bed
and Breakfasts
- Build sufficient local authority homes to meet the housing needs of
children and families
- Provide the required amount of appropriate accommodation for Traveller
families
- Ensure that the rights and needs of children are taken into account
in public policy development
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