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Figures from our #UKPoverty2022 report warn of a harmful legacy, with half a million more children sinking into very deep poverty.

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Our state of the nation report into poverty in the UK reveals that 1.8 million children are growing up in very deep poverty, meaning family incomes are so low that they are completely inadequate to cover the basics.

Large numbers of children were living on low incomes for prolonged periods of time in the years running up the pandemic.

For many young children, this persistence of poverty means going without essentials is all they have ever known or can remember

People living in deep and persistent poverty were already under constant pressure trying to afford food, bills and other essentials on incomes that don’t cover these costs prior to the pandemic.

They face difficulties in heating their homes and feeding their families

As energy bills are expected to soar and inflation is forecast to remain high, without additional support people living in deep and persistent poverty could be pushed to breaking point.

After the cut to #UniversalCredit in the autumn, support for people who are unable to work or looking for work remains profoundly inadequate.

We are calling for an immediate emergency payment for people on the lowest incomes to help prevent hardship in the months ahead

Read the key findings of our #UKPoverty2022 report, which looks comprehensively at trends in poverty across all its characteristics and impacts, here 👇

jrf.org.uk/report/uk-pove…

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