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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Nearly half of children living below ‘acceptable standard’ by April – report

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Nearly half of children are expected to be living in families forced to “make sacrifices on essentials” by the start of the new financial year, new analysis suggests.

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) has estimated that 23.4 million people will be short of funds to meet the “acceptable standard of living” by April 2022, by an average of £8,600 per year.

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