Three in 10 children living in poverty, ‘shameful’ record figures show

The number of children living in poverty has soared across the UK - (PA)

Three in 10 children in the UK are living in poverty, according to record high government figures branded a “source of national shame”.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) data revealed on Thursday that the number of impoverished youngsters in Britain soared by 200,000 from 4.3 million to 4.5 million between 2023 and 2024.