Child poverty in Middlesbrough grew by 12.5 percentage points between 2014-15 and 2018 — the biggest increase in the UK

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2014/15

2018/19

25%

30

35

40

Middlesbrough

Newcastle upon Tyne

South Tyneside

Hartlepool

Sunderland

Gateshead

Bradford

Redcar and Cleveland

County Durham

Leicester

Guardian graphic. Source: Loughborough University. Note: chart shows % of children below 60% median income after housing costs