Child Poverty Action Group

Cost of 11,000 children in poverty in Plymouth estimated at £120m

The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has published estimates of the costs generated by child poverty rates in every local authority and constituency in the UK.

The CPAG estimates the cost of child poverty in Plymouth to be £120 million per year with 11,085 children in the city falling below the relative poverty line.

The local authority estimates, produced by Donald Hirsch of...