The analysis was carried out by Landman Economics on behalf of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
It shows that 41 per cent of children in key worker households in the North East are living in poverty (41 per cent), followed by the North East and London (both 29 per cent).
The TUC says the extra support announced by the Treasury this year to help families with energy bills will be offset by cuts to real-terms pay in the public sector and other rising living costs, and warns that child poverty rates among key worker households are likely to get worse.
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