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Huge disparities revealed in UK's child poverty map

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One in five children in the UK lives in poverty and is “missing out on the essentials of a decent childhood”; while in some areas at least 40 per cent of children are living below the poverty line, research has found.

One in five children in the UK lives in poverty and is “missing out on the essentials of a decent childhood”.

That is one of the findings from a new report published by the End Child Poverty campaign, a coalition of 100 charities committed to ending child poverty in the UK.

It revealed that in one local authority (Tower Hamlets in London) and eight Parliamentary constituencies at least 40 per cent of children are living below the poverty line. This means that they live in households earning less than 60 per cent of median income.

The study, entitled The Child Poverty Map of the UK, revealed a wide disparity within regions. 

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