Three in every ten children in the UK live in poverty as ‘scale of destitution’ rises fast
Nicole Weinstein
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Six million of the poorest people in the UK would need to double their income to escape poverty, a major report has warned.
![Three in every ten children - 4.2 million children - live in poverty, reveals the JRF report, PHOTO: Adobe Stock](/media/247363/adobestock_212632159.jpeg?&width=780&quality=60)
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