36% of UK children live in poverty, the highest since records began
UK poverty rates, by age
Children
All
Working-age adults
Pension-age adults
2021-23
The number of children in poverty
increased by 200,000 to 5.2m
40 %
36%
30
24
23
20
13
10
Covid-19
pandemic
0
2002-03
2010-11
2018-19
Children
All
Working-age adults
Pension-age adults
2021-23
The number of children in poverty
increased by 200,000 to 5.2m
40 %
36%
30
24
23
20
13
10
Covid-19
pandemic
0
2002-03
2006-07
2010-11
2014-15
2018-19
2022-23
Children
All
Working-age adults
Pension-age adults
2021-23
The number of children in poverty
increased by 200,000 to 5.2m
40 %
36%
30
24
23
20
13
10
Covid-19
pandemic
0
2002-03
2006-07
2010-11
2014-15
2018-19
2022-23
Children
All
Working-age adults
Pension-age adults
2021-23
The number of children in poverty
increased by 200,000 to 5.2m
40 %
36%
30
24
23
20
13
10
Covid-19
pandemic
0
2002-03
2006-07
2010-11
2014-15
2018-19
2022-23