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NEW figures have shown that nearly half of all children across the UK’s cities are believe to be living in poverty, with a warning that the welfare reforms have led to an “emerging child poverty crisis” in the UK.
Part of London and Birmingham have seen an increase of 10%, analysis data shows that in the last two years that deprived areas across the UK have experiences its biggest increase. It’s said that this increase it’s an effect of the benefits freeze that have been in places since 2015. Bethnal Green and Bow in London have the highest figures with a 54% followed by Ladywood in Birmingham with 53%, 7 other area across London are among the highest across the UK.
Last months published report by the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) stated that nearly 400,000 children and 300,000 pensioners are now living in poverty since 2012. With over 1 in 5 of the population living in poverty, their report shows that now a staggering 14 million people in the UK live in poverty.
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Debbie Abrahams, said: “It is a damning indictment of this Government’s policies that in some constituencies of the UK over half of children are living in poverty… Increasing child poverty is a direct result of this Government’s utter failure to tackle the increasing cost of living, stagnating wages and their slashing of social security support.”