Is poverty history?

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The fight to stay out of poverty »

Despite tax credits and Gordon Brown's vision of a nation of increasing fairness, some families still struggle to make ends meet. Kate Taunton reports.

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The north is poorer than the south, goes the old cliché, but a new cost of living study turns that on its head. Faisal Islam reports.

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