UK's poorest still getting poorer' as Labour urged to act on millions in poverty

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"Poverty in Britain continues to reach record highs with around 14.2 million people (21 per cent) still living in deprivation, a stark new report has warned. These figures will grow higher by the end of parliament if the government does not act, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) UK Poverty 2026 report warns, as politicians and campaigners call on Labour to find solutions."

"While the anti-poverty charity welcomed the government's move to lift the two-child benefit limit from April, which will lift 400,000 children out of poverty immediately, it finds that 4.2 million children will still be growing up in poverty by 2029 without further action. Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza described the policy change as a vital first step but told The Independent: If we are serious about ending child poverty not just reducing it then we must continue to be ambitious for children's lives."

Donations fund journalists to report on reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, including investigations into PAC finances and documentaries about women fighting for reproductive rights. Poverty in Britain has reached record highs with around 14.2 million people (21%) living in deprivation; projections indicate these figures could rise by the end of the parliament without government action. Lifting the two‑child benefit limit from April will immediately lift about 400,000 children out of poverty, but 4.2 million children could still be growing up in poverty by 2029 without further measures. Current estimates show 4.5 million children (31%) in the UK live in poverty, a rise for the third consecutive year.

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