The level rose slightly on the previous year while the number of children living in poverty has remained steady.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of people living in poverty in the UK has risen by almost half a million, according to new figures. There were an ...

Official figures on the number of children living in poverty in the UK are expected to be revised down over concerns they have not been accurately reflecting household income. For more than 30 years, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Number of people in 'very deep poverty' in UK hits record high, research shows Hardship in the UK has worsened, with about 6.8 ...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to slash £15 billion in public spending in the Labour government’s Spring Statement has already thrown tens of thousands of children deeper into poverty. The cuts ...

Households where income is less than 60% of the median national average, after housing costs, are considered to be living in ...