The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) report reveals there has been an 88 per cent increase in the number of children experiencing destitution since 2019.
Since 2017, the number of children experiencing destitution has almost tripled – an increase of 186 per cent – according to the JRF.
People are considered destitute if they have not been able to meet their most basic physical needs to stay warm, dry, clean and fed. This can be because they either lack necessities like clothing, heating, shelter or food. Or because their income is so extremely low that they are unable to purchase these items for themselves.
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