She condemned policies such as the regressive Budget, the withdrawal of the extension of free school meals and the freezing of child benefit rates for three years.
Recognising that low pay and insecure employment are already consigning children to in-work poverty she called for the widest possible support for raising members awareness of their rights and called on the TUC to co-ordinate a vigourous campaign against any proposals to end the universal reach of Child Benefit.
