Poverty 'affects 20% of children' One in five British children
live below the poverty line, research has revealed. The Campaign
to End Child Poverty published figures today showing that 20.2%
of British children are classified as below the poverty line
before housing costs. In eight areas of large cities, over four
out of every 10 children lived in poverty in 2012, the research
showed. But that is a decrease on the 19 parliamentary
constituencies that had 40% of children living in poverty in
2011. The poorest constituency for children was Manchester
Central, with nearly half (47%) of children living in poverty.
Over four in 10 children were living in poverty in Belfast West
(43%), Glasgow North East (43%), Ladywood, Birmingham (42%),
Liverpool Riverside (42%), and Middlesbrough (40%). In London,
40% of children were living in poverty in Tower Hamlets, 42% of
children were below the poverty line in the constituency of
Bethnal Green and Bow while 41% were living in poverty in Poplar
and Limehouse. The situation