Half a million more UK kids drop into poverty

The withdrawal of pandemic-era support combined with the soaring cost of living was always likely to drive up poverty and today there’s evidence that Britain’s children have begun to pay the price. (Subscribe: ) A survey carried out by the End Child Poverty Coalition - and seen exclusively by Channel 4 News - shows more than half a million have dropped below the poverty line in the last year. But the government insists it has helped hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty in the last decade. ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - Twitter - TikTok - @c4news Instagram -