A THIRD of children in Seaford come from families which are struggling to make ends meet.
Seaford MP Norman Baker said he was concerned about the data, which has been compiled by the Campaign to End Child Poverty, a coalition of more than 130 organisations including Barnardo's, Unicef and the NSPCC.
A low income family is defined as on
e where no-one is working more than 16 hours a week or the family is receiving the full amount of Working Tax Credit.
The report's figures are made up from Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit data, and have been calculated by the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion.
Mr Baker said that the Lib Dems, at their annual autumn conference a fortnight ago, backed proposals to cut income tax for people on low and middling salaries.
He added, "These figures show that there are thousands of children living in the local area who are being failed by the system.
"Our local councils, primary care trusts, voluntary agencies and many other organisations are all working together to do their best to ensure that families who are struggling receive all the support they need.
"This new data unfortunately indicates that there are still many that are falling through the net.
"We must not underestimate the scale of the challenge that this presents in the UK.
"If the government is committed to helping families that are finding it hard to cope, particularly in the current difficult economic circumstances, then more clearly needs to be done to provide the support for low income families in Lewes, Seaford, Newhaven and Polegate that is so desperately needed."
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