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"It is concerning to me that UK children are growing up in homes where they go without meals, appropriate clothing or heating".
Dear Editors,
I was shocked to learn, via new research from the End Child Poverty Coalition, that in Leicester South, there are 11,006 children living in poverty, which equals 38.4% of all children. Across the UK, this figure is 29%.
It is concerning to me that UK children are growing up in homes where they go without meals, appropriate clothing or heating.
This research not only details where children are growing up in poverty but which families are most likely to be experiencing this. The report finds that between 2021-22 across the UK:
I understand that in order to address the increasing numbers of children in poverty, the End Child Poverty Coalition is calling for an end to the two-child limit to benefit payments as part of their All Kids Count campaign. If the government were to scrap this policy which prevents larger families from claiming child-related benefits for their third or subsequent child, 250,000 children would immediately be lifted out of poverty.
Yours faithfully,
Lynsey-Anne Johnson
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