Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis
Katy Morton
Thursday, March 23, 2023
An estimated 350,000 more children were pulled into poverty last year, largely because the Government cut the £20 universal credit uplift half-way through the year, reveals new analysis of official figures.
![New analysis of Government figures by the Child Poverty Action Group reveals a growing number of children falling into poverty, PHOTO: Adobe Stock](/media/209995/child-poverty.jpeg?&width=780&quality=60)
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