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Millions of British children living in poverty - see how bad it is in your area
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Britain has seen a disgraceful rise in the number of children living in poverty in the past four years - and our exclusive tool shows that in some places every youngster lives below the breadline.
Since 2015 the number has risen by 400,000 before housing costs are taken into account - meaning one in six children, or 18%, live in homes affected by poverty.
And the coronavirus crisis will make things even worse without a much-needed benefit shake-up, charities have warned. Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions reveal that 2.7 million children were living in poverty in Great Britain in March last year.
And the picture is even more bleak after housing costs are taken into account, with the figure rising to 4.2 million in the UK
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