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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4.5 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
350,000
children lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit were removed
Child poverty is not inevitable
Ending child poverty is urgent and possible. We must start now.
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