UK children in poverty in working households up by 1m since 2010
By Caoimhe Toman
Date: Monday 07 May 2018
(Sharecast News) - The number of children growing up in poverty in working households in the UK has risen by 50% since 2010, with 1m more children living in these conditions than 8 years ago.
According to research from TUC published on Monday, 3.1m children with working parents are below the official breadline this year compared to 2.1m at the start of 2010.
The children with at least one working parent account for two-thirds of the kids living in poverty this year. The research shows that 600,000 children of those, live in these conditions due to the government's benefit cuts and sector pay restrictions.
The report shows that the families with both parents working in the public sector were the most severely affected by the benefits and salary cuts with the average household earning £83 less a week.
Although, other reasons are also weak wage growth, the spread of insecure work, population growth and the increase in working families.
Regarding geography, the East Midlands was the worst hit region with the biggest increase in child poverty by 76%, followed by the West Midlands +66% and Northern Ireland +66%.
The report was released as thousands march in London for new regulations for working people that will improve their situation. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will address the march in Hyde Park.
TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: "Child poverty in working households has shot up since 2010.
"Years of falling incomes and benefit cuts have had a terrible human cost. Millions of parents are struggling to feed and clothe their kids."
He also added: "The government is in denial about how many working families just can't make ends meet. That's why tens of thousands will be marching in London this Saturday to demand a new deal for working people.
"We need ministers to boost the minimum wage now, and use the social security system to make sure no child grows up in a family struggling to get by."
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