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Child poverty soars in Britain as working families struggle to keep up

LONDON — Thea Jaffe pushes a stroller up a steep hill on the morning school run in north London. “It’s like Sisyphus,” she laughs, breathless. Two toddlers jostle in the stroller; her 10-year-old ...
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Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. So why do a third of its children live in poverty?

Thea Jaffe never expected to use a baby bank. In fact, she was responsible for referring other single parents from her local community group to the charity Little Village, which provides essential ...
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Britain’s ‘poorest still getting poorer’ as Labour urged to act on ‘record high’ levels of poverty

Poverty in Britain continues to reach record highs with around 14.2 million people (21 per cent) still living in deprivation, a stark new report has warned. These figures will grow higher by the end ...
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Poverty in the UK: Hunger pushes A&E admissions up

What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle A lack of food has become the biggest ...
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Number of people in 'very deep poverty' in UK hits record high, research shows

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Number of people in 'very deep poverty' in UK hits record high, research shows Hardship in the UK has worsened, with about 6.8 ...