Published:
11:26 AM April 16, 2021
Updated:
2:44 PM April 16, 2021
Welwyn Hatfield has had a 12 per cent increase in child poverty from 2015 to 2019
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Child poverty In Welwyn Hatfield has been one of the lowest risers in the East of England over the past five years, according to the latest figures released by the House of Commons Library.
Welwyn Hatfield saw a 12 per cent rise in relative child poverty (before housing costs) since 2014/15, the lowest rise in Hertfordshire over that period of time.
Relative child poverty is defined as when a child is living in a household with an income below 60 per cent of the median in that year - which for 2020 would be any figure lower than £18,480.