More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
• Poverty figures render government numbers too little and action very late
More than one in three children and a quarter of adults are living in poverty in the UK as deprivation levels rise to the highest in the 21st century, according to a landmark report.
The study by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC), which uses measures recently adopted by the UK government, found the cost of living crisis had plunged 2 million more people into severe hardship since 2019.
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