London, Oct 8, 2024 (AFP) - Three million UK children living below poverty line: study

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2024-10-09

A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, a study said Wednesday, with the new Labour government under pressure to do more to tackle child poverty. The findings come before the government's first budget later this month, and with a cost of living crisis that has driven soaring use of food banks. According to the report by non-governmental organisation the Trussell Trust, almost a quar......

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