Birmingham’s Ladywood Ward has been declared as having a 47 percent of children living in poverty within the area, the highest percentage in the UK.
Birmingham Child Poverty Commission
This information comes as part of an initial Birmingham Child Poverty Commission launched on 20 June 2016, and was shared as a new map has been produced detailing the developments.
The map shows how in the UK, over one in four children are living in poverty once housing costs have been deducted from their income. Emma Payne, Business Development Manager at Birmingham PlayCare Network said:
“Estimates of local child poverty rates show that it is the highest in large cities, particularly in London, Birmingham and Manchester.”
The results
Manchester Central followed the Ladywood area with 45 percent, as well as Poplar, Limehouse and Birmingham Hodge Hill with almost 44 percent.
Please follow the links to find further information and what Birmingham is doing to work to reduce child poverty in the city:
https://brumchildpoverty.wordpress.com/.
http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/poverty-in-your-area-2016/.