Children ‘facing a life in poverty’

Many children “will be condemned to start life in poverty” as a result of government changes to taxes and social security, a major new report has warned.

Watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found women, ethnic minorities and disabled people would all be adversely affected as a result of reforms by ministers.

The group’s research found that an extra 1.5 million children would be living in households below the relative poverty line.