Child poverty is a disgrace

Despite being one of the richest countries in the world, we still have child poverty – and, according to new data, one in five of those children is now in a working family.

Disturbingly, the statistics also reveal a distinct NorthSouth divide.

Child Poverty Action Group’s Alison Garnham says the figures are “dismal” and has called for an increase in child benefit.

Our northern cities have been struggling for a very long time and the pandemic has hit them even harder.

Child poverty is a shameful indictment of this country. It is high time the Government started to genuinely care about the stark realities facing people they have been elected to serve.