Jonathan Reynolds comments on figures showing that three quarters of children in poverty live in a working household

Thursday, 25 March 2021 12:00

Jonathan Reynolds MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on figures showing that three quarters of children in poverty live in a working household, said: “It is shameful that three quarters of children in poverty live in a working household. This is simply not acceptable in modern Britain. “The Conservatives' answer to hundreds of thousands of working households living below the poverty line is a triple hammer blow of Universal Credit cuts,...Request free trial

Jonathan Reynolds MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on figures showing that three quarters of children in poverty live in a working household, said:

“It is shameful that three quarters of children in poverty live in a working household. This is simply not acceptable in modern Britain.

“The Conservatives' answer to hundreds of thousands of working households living below the poverty line is a triple hammer blow of Universal Credit cuts, Council Tax rises and public sector pay freezes.

“Labour would secure our economy, tackle the jobs crisis and replace Universal Credit with a fair and compassionate system that offers security to all.”

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Notes to editors

3.2 million children (75%) in relative poverty live in working households

Number of children in low income (below 60 per cent of median net household income (AHC) in latest prices)
Financial Year	2010-11	2018-19	2019-20	Annual increase	Increase since 2010
0 to 15	3,132,122	3,635,307	3,793,034	157,727	660,912
16 to 19 (child)	465,620	473,762	488,067	14,305	22,447
Total	3,597,742	4,109,069	4,281,101	172,032	683,359

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020