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More than 13 million living in poverty, government figures show

· 895 words · By Joshua Nevett; Kate Whannel
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“More than 13 million living in poverty, new figures show”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm the claim about 13.4 million people in relative poverty in the UK.
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“The number of people living in relative poverty in the UK rose by half a million in the year up to March 2025”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm the claim about a 500,000 increase in relative poverty up to March 2025.
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“There are now 13.4 million living in relative poverty, including four million children”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm the claim about 13.4 million people in relative poverty, including four million children.
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“The number of pensioners living in relative poverty increased from 1.49 million to 1.69 million”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm the claim about pensioners in relative poverty increasing from 1.49 million to 1.69 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985, seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.uk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK, often known simply as Reform, is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. It is placed on the right-wing to far-right on the political spectrum, and has been described a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It compr…
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“A person is considered to be in relative poverty if they are living in households with income below 60% of the median average income of the population”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm the definition of relative poverty as household income below 60% of the median average.
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“As a percentage of the overall population it has only risen slightly, from 19% to 20%”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm the claim about the UK population in relative poverty increasing from 19% to 20%.
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“Child poverty in the UK remained largely unchanged in the first year of the Labour government”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm the claim about child poverty remaining unchanged under the Labour government.
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“The change in numbers was not 'statistically significant'”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm the claim about the change in poverty numbers not being statistically significant.
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“Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said reducing child poverty by the next election in 2029 was one of his government's top priorities”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm the claim about Prime Minister Starmer prioritizing poverty reduction.
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“The number of children in relative poverty was revised down by 400,000 compared to previous estimates”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm the claim about children in poverty being revised down by 400,000.
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“The number of individuals living in poverty for 2023/24 was revised from 14.25 million to 12.93 million”
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“The Institute for Fiscal Studies noted that the change in measuring benefit income addresses a long-standing weakness in official data”
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“The Department for Work and Pensions is planning further adjustments to address other data issues, which may lead to further revisions of poverty rates”
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“Ben Gregg stated that a 2% fall in muddled estimates means nothing for those in poverty”
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“There are 1.5 million children in the UK growing up in workless households, who are four times more likely to lack the basics of childhood”
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“The revision is not expected to significantly impact government projections regarding the policy's effect on reducing child poverty by 2030”
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“Labour promised to lift the two-child benefit cap following pressure from its backbenchers”
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“Lifting the two-child benefit cap is expected to cost £3bn annually by 2029-30”
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“Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticized the policy, arguing that people on benefits should make the same choices regarding having children as everyone else”
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“Reform UK initially supported lifting the two-child benefit cap to encourage childbearing but later reversed its position”
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“Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended the policy, stating that the cap pushes kids into poverty more than any other factor and has made little difference to family size”
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“24% of children in the UK are estimated to be living in material deprivation, with 3.51 million children affected”
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“A family is deemed to be in material deprivation if they lack certain items such as a damp-free home, access to a computer and internet, and contents insurance”
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“Children in material deprivation are considered to lack items such as a place to do homework, three meals a day, and age-suitable toys”
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