We are the trusted voice on child poverty
Child Poverty Action Group works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty.
Child poverty facts and figures
8 out of 30
children living in poverty in the average class of pupils
7 out of 10
children living in poverty have at least one parent in paid work
350,000
children lifted out of poverty when the two-child limit was removed
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Child poverty is not inevitable
Ending child poverty is urgent and possible. We must start now.
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