Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner all represent constituencies with child poverty rates higher than the national average. In two-thirds of constituencies, at least one in four children are in relative poverty after housing costs and overall, 42% of constituencies in the UK have a child poverty rate higher than the national average.*
Our annual analysis looks at poverty rates after housing costs, which is seen as a more accurate assessment of family income. The UK Government release data that shows poverty levels before housing costs are taken into account.
This latest report finds an ‘extremely high correlation’ between the two-child limit to support received through Universal Credit and the proportion of children in poverty in each constituency. Following the release of this report a coalition of over 135 organisations are calling for the UK Government to scrap the two-child limit in full.
Data and the report can be found here
*National average for child poverty is 31%. Source: DWP Households Below Average Income Households below average income (HBAI) statistics - GOV.UK
New CRSP report shows that majority of MPS represent constituencies where one in four children are in poverty
New analysis from CRSP shows two thirds of MPs represent constituencies where at least one in four children are in poverty.