child-poverty

Child poverty rates by UK region (after housing costs)

Data Source

Source: DWP/HMRC Children in Low Income Families
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2023 (opens in new tab)
Access Date: 2026-05-16
Row Count: 12

region	child_poverty_pct	children_in_poverty	national_avg_pct	above_national_avg
North East	38	185000	29.8	true
London	36	700000	29.8	true
West Midlands	35	340000	29.8	true
North West	33	380000	29.8	true
Yorkshire and The Humber	33	290000	29.8	true
Wales	31	150000	29.8	true
East Midlands	28	210000	29.8	false
Scotland	26	230000	29.8	false
South West	24	190000	29.8	false
East of England	24	230000	29.8	false