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‘Unacceptably High Levels of Poverty in the UK’

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Child poverty rates in Scotland (24%) remain much lower than those in England (30%) and Wales (29%) and are similar (if slightly higher) than in Northern Ireland (23%). This is likely to be due, at least in part, to the Scottish Child Payment. This highlights the effect benefits can have in reducing poverty. Joseph Rowntree…

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adcs.org.uk

ADCS comment on Joseph Rowntree Foundation annual report on child poverty

ADCS is a membership organisation. Our members hold leadership roles in children’s services departments in local authorities in England.

24 days ago

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theorkneynews.scot

‘Unacceptably High Levels of Poverty in the UK’

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credit-connect.co.uk

Poverty challenge highlighted in new report - Credit Connect

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has found that more than 1 in 5 people in the UK (21%) were in poverty in 2022/23 – 14.3 million

24 days ago

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socialcare.today

20 years without a fall in levels of poverty – JRF report

Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s UK Poverty 2025 report identifies persistent issues, with two in 10 adults and three in 10 children across the UK living in poverty Efforts to tackle poverty in the UK over the past 20 years have had little impact, concludes a new report published today by leading charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, based on figures for 2022-23. What’s more, the wealth gap is widening, with those in poverty getting poorer. The r…

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