Nursery World - Child poverty the 'new normal', warn charities

The End Child Poverty coalition is calling on the Government to develop effective child poverty reduction strategies, as research shows more than half of children in some constituencies are living in poverty.

Data published by the coalition has found that child poverty rates are highest in big cities, particularly London, Birmingham and Greater Manchester, while the fastest rises in poverty take place in the poorest areas.

Researchers from Loughborough University estimated 500,000 more children are having their lives limited by poverty today than at the start of the decade.

The Local indicators of child poverty 2017/18 report measured the numbers of children in poverty in each constituency, ward and local authority area across Britain.

The local authority areas facing the highest levels of child poverty, after housing costs were taken into account, were:

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