Record number of children in poverty branded ‘an outrage’
The number of children living in poverty across the UK has hit a record high, with campaigners saying they are being failed and forgotten.
There were an estimated 4.33 million children in households in relative low income after housing costs in the year to March 2023.
This is up from 4.22 million the previous year and is above the previous high of 4.28 million in the year to March 2020.
The latest figure is the highest since comparable records for the UK began in 2002/03.
A household is considered to be in relative poverty if it is below 60% of the median income after
