We are the trusted voice on child poverty

Child Poverty Action Group works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty.
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Help us imagine a better future for kids

4.2 million children are currently living in poverty in the UK

Child poverty facts and figures

9 out of 30
children living in poverty in the average class of pupils
7 out of 10
children living in poverty have at least one parent in paid work
250,000
children lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit were removed
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Child poverty is not inevitable

Ending child poverty is urgent and possible. We must start now.   

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There was very little in this Budget for children and families living in poverty. The Chancellor…