One in every 10 children in Trafford are living in poverty and a further 6,000 are living on the borderline.
The latest figures from a Trafford council health and well-being board report state 5,051 children under the age of 16 are living in ‘absolute’ low income households – defined as households that have less than 60pc of the current median household income to live on after housing costs.
A further 6,230 live in ‘relative’ low income homes.
