Child poverty on the rise across the East Riding, new analysis shows

The analysis shows 25.2% of children aged 16 and under in the East Riding were living in families with low-incomes in 2018-19 – compared to 24% in 2014-15. Photo: PA Images

Child poverty has risen in the East Riding over the last four years, new analysis reveals.

The End Child Poverty coalition, which commissioned the report showing almost a third of children across the UK live below the breadline, said families were already on a “cliff edge” before the coronavirus pandemic.

The research combined recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions with local housing costs to produce new estimates for low-income families – those earning less than 60% of the median income.

The analysis shows 25.2% of children aged 16 and under in the East Riding were living in families with low-incomes in 2018-19 – compared to 24% in 2014-15.

The coalition is calling on the Government to recognise the scale of the problem and its impact on children’s lives.

A DWP spokesman said there are 100,000 fewer children in absolute poverty than in 2009-10, which is a measure against median income in 2011 rather than the current level.

He added: “Making sure every child gets the best start in life is central to our efforts to level up opportunity across the country.”