More than 13 million living in poverty, new figures show

The level rose slightly on the previous year while the number of children living in poverty has remained steady.

New figures show 13 million in poverty in UK including four million children

Households where income is less than 60% of the median national average, after housing costs, are considered to be living in ...

London has England’s highest levels of child poverty, data shows

About 38% of children in London live in relative poverty, compared with 27% in the UK as a whole ...
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Britain’s ‘poorest still getting poorer’ as Labour urged to act on ‘record high’ levels of poverty

Poverty in Britain continues to reach record highs with around 14.2 million people (21 per cent) still living in deprivation, a stark new report has warned. These figures will grow higher by the end ...
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Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. So why do a third of its children live in poverty?

Thea Jaffe never expected to use a baby bank. In fact, she was responsible for referring other single parents from her local community group to the charity Little Village, which provides essential ...
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Child poverty soars in Britain as working families struggle to keep up

LONDON — Thea Jaffe pushes a stroller up a steep hill on the morning school run in north London. “It’s like Sisyphus,” she laughs, breathless. Two toddlers jostle in the stroller; her 10-year-old ...
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Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain

Gordon Brown is set to issue a stark warning that child poverty represents both the UK's most significant social division and its greatest long-term economic threat. The former Labour leader is also ...

London has highest levels of child poverty in England

New figures show that 38% of London children are living in relative poverty, compared with a national average of 27% ...