300,000 more UK children recently fell into absolute poverty. Real Research, an online survey app, revealed that 45.56% of the respondents were vaguely aware of UK children falling into poverty, while 41.36% were completely aware.

Highlights:

  • 68.72% of the respondents were extremely concerned about the increased living costs in the UK compared to last year.
  • UK children falling into poverty is the biggest issue the country is facing as a nation, according to 65.5%
  • 64.5% of the respondents think the government needs to engage in new methods in order to tackle child poverty levels in the UK.

UK Children Falling Into Poverty

As of January 2024, just over half of UK households reported increased living costs compared to a year earlier. The issue persists despite a decrease from the peak of 91% in the summer of 2022. 68.72% of the respondents were extremely concerned about this.

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Figure 1: Respondents’ worry about UK’s rising living costs compared to last year

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Survey on Children Falling into Absolute Poverty in the UK

Charities slammed the government for its failure to curb the second consecutive yearly rise in absolute poverty. They indicated that the government’s short-term inventions were not working. A survey on UK children falling into poverty revealed that 64.5% of the respondents think the government needs to engage in new methods in order to tackle UK poverty statistics.

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Figure 2: Importance of the government engaging in new methods

Child Poverty Levels in the UK

65.5% of the respondents think UK children falling into poverty is the biggest issue the country is facing as a nation.

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Figure 3: Whether UK children falling into poverty is the nation’s biggest issue.

Methodology

 
Survey TitleSurvey on Children Falling into Absolute Poverty in the UK
DurationMarch 31 – April 8, 2024
Number of Participants5,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.