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Poverty – And Child Poverty In Particular – Is Rising

Welfare cuts have pushed hundreds of thousands – including more than 300,000 children – below the poverty line since 2012, despite Tory claims to the contrary.

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A Trussell Trust foodbank. Photo credit: Newfrontiers via photopin cc

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