Child poverty in the UK is reaching worrying levels. Paltry wages, low benefit payments and a cost of living crisis mean the UK’s poorest families are getting poorer.
Analysis from the Resolution Foundation has projected that a further 500,000 children will fall into poverty by April 2023.
Children’s charities, schools and food aid organisations are working tirelessly to plug the gaps created by the welfare system. Food banks are now being set up in schools so children have enough to eat.
Children are perhaps the most vulnerable group in any society, and often first to feel the effects of rising poverty across society. Here are the basics on what child poverty is, what causes it and the impact it has.
'Children are perhaps the most vulnerable group in any society, and often first to feel the effects of rising poverty across society.'
This is why we're calling on governments across the UK to #ShiftTheDial on child health. @BigIssue https://t.co/zbUWmXcZU1
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