More than fifth of Scunthorpe children living in poverty, says campaign
New figures have shown that 22 per cent of children in Scunthorpe are living in poverty.
Figures published by the Campaign to End Child Poverty show that in North Lincolnshire, 18 per cent of children are classed as living in poverty.
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Eighteen per cent of children are classed as living in poverty in North Lincolnshire by the survey
The Brigg and Goole parliamentary constituency figure shows that 12 per cent of children are classed as living in poverty.
The definition of child poverty is if a families income falls below 60 per cent of the average income, with each family member under 20 having less than £12 a day to live on and pay household bills.
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For families surviving on benefits, the figure they have to live on and pay their bills is less than £12 a day.Enver Solomon, Chair of the Campaign said: "The child poverty map reveals the depth and breadth of child poverty across the country showing the gross levels of inequality that children face in every region including Yorkshire and the Humber.
"There are still far too many children whose parents are struggling to make a living and are having to go hungry and miss out on the essentials of a decent childhood that all young people should be entitled to.
"In Yorkshire and the Humber, the huge disparities that exist across the region are becoming more entrenched and are now an enduring reality as many more children are set to become trapped in long term poverty and disadvantage.
"Local authorities are having to deal with reduced budgets but they have critical decisions to make.
"We're calling on authorities to prioritise low income families in the decisions they make about local welfare spending, including spending on the new council tax benefit, and on protecting families hit by the bedroom tax.
"This week we have written to local authority leaders with the most child poverty, asking them what they will do to tackle child poverty in their local area.
"The government must also closely examine its current strategy for reducing poverty and consider what more it could do to ensure millions of children's lives are not blighted by the corrosive impact that poverty has on their daily existence.''
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7 Comments
by WILFANDALF
Thursday, February 21 2013, 6:54PM
“just seen tv news item on bed tacks woman was pleading poverty she was trying to hide her tatwos”
by englander61
Thursday, February 21 2013, 11:39AM
“HarryWorth , Has it right in a lot of cases soft touch of last twenty years of governments has led to a culture of have kids get social housing live of benefits , Easy life , We are all having a rough time of it now low wages for some , no pay rises for others high taxes , increased bills for gas electric , Privatization of such services has not helped as prices are about to rise again , situation will get worse ,Bailing out the Banks private owned has not helped nether has pouring millions in to restricted EU , And giving millions in aid to other country's , migration ,immigration , asylum , burden the tax payer even more . people that have entered the country with Aids cost the NHS around £330 million pounds a year alone none of these have contributed to the system.stated in the papers millions more in legal aid , AND YES ITS THE GOVERNMENTS OF LAST TWENTY YEARS FAULT ,”
by nick_nick_
Thursday, February 21 2013, 10:13AM
“if you cant afford kids....dont have them”
by HarryWorth
Thursday, February 21 2013, 6:25AM
“It really depends on your definition of poverty.
Whilst there is no doubt that many children go hungry, their benefit dependent parents don't go without their cigarettes, booze and scratchcards.
An empty fridge and new plasma telly are an all too common combination.
Fruit bowl? What's one of those Mum?”
by Florida
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 5:32PM
“Mendacious comforting words from Mr Cameron "Where all in this together"
Are your children in poverty, no sorry private schools.”
by scabs
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 5:17PM
“Child poverty facts and figures
•There are 3.6 million children living in poverty in the UK today. That's 27 per cent of children, or more than one in four.1
•There are even more serious concentrations of child poverty at a local level: in 100 local wards, for example, between 50 and 70 per cent of children are growing up in poverty.2
•Work does not provide a guaranteed route out of poverty in the UK. Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of children growing up in poverty live in a household where at least one member works.3
•People are poor for many reasons. But explanations which put poverty down to drug and alcohol dependency, family breakdown, poor parenting, or a culture of worklessness are not supported by the facts.4
•Child poverty blights childhoods. Growing up in poverty means being cold, going hungry, not being able to join in activities with friends. For example, 62 per cent of families in the bottom income quintile would like, but cannot afford, to take their children on holiday for one week a year.5
•Child poverty has long-lasting effects. By 16, children receiving free school meals achieve 1.7 grades lower at GCSE than their wealthier peers.6 Leaving school with fewer qualifications translates into lower earnings over the course of a working life.
•Poverty is also related to more complicated health histories over the course of a lifetime, again influencing earnings as well as the overall quality – and indeed length - of life. Professionals live, on average, eight years longer than unskilled workers.7
•Child poverty imposes costs on broader society – estimated to be at least £25 billion a year.8 Governments forgo prospective revenues as well as commit themselves to providing services in the future if they fail to address child poverty in the here and now.
•Child poverty reduced dramatically between 1998/9-2010/12 when 1.1 million children were lifted out of poverty (BHC).9 This reduction is credited in large part to measures that increased the levels of lone parents working, as well as real and often significant increases in the level of benefits paid to families with children.
•Under current government policies, child poverty is projected to rise from 2012/13 with an expected 300,000 more children living in poverty by 2015/16.10 This upward trend is expected to continue with 4.2 million children projected to be living in poverty by 2020.”
by Florida
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 4:53PM
“This country is going to the dogs since The Thatcher Era; the labour government did nothing too. Take the Great out of Great Britain, where the sick man of Europe. Sticking our noses in wars that we cannot afford whilst our people are on the bread line, how can men in suits and millionaires 'run our country they are all-out off touch with the working classes. No wonder we have drug and anti-social problems, young fit people with active minds with no future.
Not all people can achieve academic success and if they don't many spend a life in poverty and act accordingly (Drugs, Drink, Crime and Anti-Social behaviour). Hence we all suffer?”