Damning new figures show decline in household incomes and rise in child poverty under Sunak [Video]

The number of children living in poverty is at a record high, according to damning news statistics that highlight the devastating impact of the cost-of-living crisis on everyday Britons.

Some 4.3 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK, surpassing the previous high of 4.28 million in the year to March 2020 and marking the highest level since records began over 20 years ago.

Campaigners said the “shocking” statistics should act as a wake-up call, with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation accusing the government of failing to protect the most vulnerable people in Britian.

The same data, released by the Department for Work and Pensions, paints a bleak picture across the nation, which the average household income falling in the past year by 1.5 per cent. Income inequality is also widening.

CEO of children’s charity Barnardo’s Lynn Perry added: …