Child poverty rates are highest in these 20 constituencies â see the full list
There were eight constituencies where more than half of all children were living in poverty
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Research found that the north east of England has shown the biggest rise in child poverty rates in the past five years (Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
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Huge Rise In Child Poverty Despite Boris Johnson s Levelling Up Agenda
Study shows 4.3 million children were living in poverty in 2019-2020 and that rates in north east England saw biggest increase.
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Child poverty has been on the rise across huge swathes of the country, despite Boris Johnson’s pledges to “level up” the UK.
New research has found 4.3 million children were living in poverty in the latest year (2019-2020), up 200,000 from the previous year and up 500,000 over the past five years.
Situation couldn t be starker - Huge rise in child poverty rates in Birmingham
Ladywood, Hall Green and Perry Barr named as three of the most deprived areas for child poverty
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Three areas in Birmingham have been named as among the UK s worst for children growing up in poverty, a report has found.
In parts of the country Wales the majority of children are growing up in poverty, once their family’s housing costs are taken into consideration, a report has found. Research for the End Child Poverty Coalition found that Wales has the highest rate of children living in poverty (31%), followed by England (30%), with Scotland and Northern Ireland equal on 24%. The North East of England has shown the biggest rise in child poverty rates in the past five years, which it claimed was fuelled by stagnating family incomes. In London, rising housing costs are pushing many families to the brink, the coalition said.
More than a fifth of children living in Yate and Thornbury were in poverty in 2019/20, according to figures published today. Research undertaken by Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty Coalition found 21 per cent of those aged 15 and under, or 3,332 children, lived in a family earning below 60 per cent of the median income once housing costs were taken into account. The charity attributed their findings to stagnating family incomes and rising house prices. “The figures speak for themselves – the situation for children couldn’t be starker. We all want to live in a society where children are supported to be the best they can be, but the reality is very different for too many,” said Anna Feuchtwang, chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition.