Almost half of children in some parts of Nottinghamshire are living in poverty, according to recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The latest official figures show that the worst off area in Nottinghamshire is Hyson Green, with 45% of children living below the bread line in March 2021.
The startling figures revealed that there were 44,689 children in Nottinghamshire living in poverty even before the cost of housing was taken into account. While these most recent figures have dipped from 48,807 in March 2020, thanks in part to financial support from the government during the start of the pandemic, the current cost of living crisis indicates that the situation is likely to get worse.
The figures mean that one in six children in Nottinghamshire was living in poverty last year (16%) - and in some neighbourhoods the situation is even more stark. After Hyson Green, the second worst neighbourhood for child poverty is Bobbers Mill, where 1,038 (38%) live in poverty.
