Local
Child Poverty
Statistics
Every year the End Child Poverty Coalition, together with the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, publishes data on the number of children living in poverty, in each Westminster Constituency and Local Authority across the UK. From 2026 the government will publish this information – and this page provides a summary
Previous research
Local Child Poverty
Statistics 2025
4.5 million children (31% of all children) were in relative poverty in 2023/24, and the poverty rate remained high across the nations and regions
Local Child Poverty
Statistics 2024
The report covers the data released before the general election
Local Child Poverty
Statistics 2023
This report not only looks at where the highest levels of child poverty are occurring, but also which families are most likely to experience child poverty
Local Child Poverty
Statistics 2022
This data covers the period of 2021/22 – which covers the second year of the Covid 19 Pandemic

