According to the analysis of the latest Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics on child poverty by Loughborough University on behalf of the Coalition, the number of children in poverty has risen by 500,000 in the last five years.
The North East of England has seen the largest increase, with child poverty rising by over a third – from 26 per cent in 2014/15 to 37 per cent in 2019/20. This part of the country now has the second highest number of children in poverty in the UK, after London.
The analysis shows that even before the pandemic, in several parts of the UK, the majority of children are growing up in poverty, once housing costs are taken into account.
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