Below Average Resources: A new lens on UK poverty
The number of children living without adequate resources rose to 36% in 2022/2023, according to the government’s new measure of poverty. Working-age poverty also rose by 1% to 23%, while pensioner poverty remained unchanged. On January 23rd, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published updated poverty figures for 2022/2023—the latest year for which data…