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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

More children are living in poverty despite both parents working, study shows

Children are now significantly more likely than two decades ago to be growing up in poverty despite all adults in their household working full time, new research has found.

Around 430,000 children across the UK are believed to be at risk of poverty in households where every adult is in full-time employment, new data from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Action for Children shows.

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